Thoracic aorta: motion artifact reduction with retrospective and prospective electrocardiography-assisted multi-detector row CT.
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Abstract
The authors compared prospective (n = 20) and retrospective (n = 20) electrocardiography (ECG)-assisted multi-detector row computed tomography (CT) with non-ECG-assisted multi-detector row CT (n = 20) of the thoracic aorta with regard to reduction of motion-related artifacts. Image quality was rated for transverse source and sagittal oblique images of the thoracic aorta, including the aortic valve. ECG-assisted multi-detector row CT compared with non-ECG-assisted multi-detector row CT showed a significant reduction in motion artifacts for the entire thoracic aorta.
Medical subject headings
- Aorta, Thoracic
- Aortic Diseases
- Tomography, X-Ray Computed