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Reduced radiation dose and improved image quality at cardiovascular CT angiography by automated attenuation-based tube voltage selection: intra-individual comparison
To evaluate the effect of automated tube voltage selection on radiation dose and image quality at cardiovascular CT angiography (CTA).
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Automated Quantification of Epicardial Adipose Tissue Using CT Angiography: Evaluation of a Prototype Software
This study evaluated the performance of a novel automated software tool for epicardial fat volume (EFV) quantification compared to a standard manual technique at coronary CT angiography (cCTA).
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CT Assessment of the Myocardial Blood Supply: Quantitative Imaging
Myocardial perfusion computed tomography (CTP) is a promising imaging technique on the verge of expanding the capabilities of CT. Especially, the capability of CTP to enable quantitative evaluations may provid...
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CT Imaging of Myocardial Perfusion and Viability: Future Perspectives
The notion of evidence-based medicine (EBM) has transformed the science and practice of medicine substantially over the past decades. EBM has been defined as “the conscientious, explicit and judicious use of c...
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Detection of coronary artery stenosis with sub-milliSievert radiation dose by prospectively ECG-triggered high-pitch spiral CT angiography and iterative reconstruction
To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of sub-milliSievert (mSv) coronary CT angiography (cCTA) using prospectively ECG-triggered high-pitch spiral CT acquisition combined with iterative image reconstruction.
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Dual-energy CT lung ventilation/perfusion imaging for diagnosing pulmonary embolism
To evaluate the feasibility and findings of combined dual-energy computed tomography (DECT) lung ventilation/perfusion imaging in patients with suspected pulmonary embolism (PE).
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Dual Energy CT of the Heart: Current Status and Future Applications
Several approaches in the past have aimed to combine anatomical and functional information about the myocardium in an effort to identify significant coronary artery disease and characterize ischemic heart dise...
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Fully automated derivation of coronary artery calcium scores and cardiovascular risk assessment from contrast medium-enhanced coronary CT angiography studies
Performance evaluation of a fully automated system for calculating computed tomography (CT) coronary artery calcium scores from contrast medium-enhanced coronary CT angiography (cCTA) studies.