Coronary angiography using spectral detector dual-energy CT: is it the time to assess myocardial first-pass perfusion?

Tommaso D'Angelo, Simon Martin, Antonino Micari, Christian Booz, Alexandra Steyer, Alfredo Blandino, Ludovica R Lanzafame, Vitali Koch, Giorgio Ascenti, Silvio Mazziotti

Journal: European radiology experimental 2022;6(1):60

PMID: 36480065

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Abstract

Coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) represents a common approach to the diagnostic workup of patients with suspected coronary artery disease. Technological development has recently allowed the integration of conventional CCTA information with spectral data. Spectral CCTA used in clinical routine may allow for improving CCTA diagnostic performance by measuring myocardial iodine distribution as a marker of first-pass perfusion, thus providing additional functional information about coronary artery disease.

Address: Department of Biomedical Sciences and Morphological and Functional Imaging, University Hospital Messina, Messina, Italy. [email protected].; Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. [email protected].; Division of Experimental Imaging, Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.; Department of Biomedical Sciences and Morphological and Functional Imaging, University Hospital Messina, Messina, Italy.

DOI: 10.1186/s41747-022-00313-w

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MeSH Terms: Humans, Coronary Angiography, Coronary Artery Disease, Tomography, X-Ray Computed