Thevalueofmonochromaticenergyimagingderivedfrom RevolutionCTindetectingcoronary plaqueswithdifferentconcentrationofcontrastagent:aphantomexperiment / 实用放射学杂志

Objective Toexplorethevalueofmonochromaticenergyimaginggeneratedfrom RevolutionCTindetectingcoronary plaquesindifferentconcentrationsofcontrastagent.Methods Sixtesttubesnumbered3,4,5,6,8and9inthephantom wereselectedand filledupwithdifferentconcentrationsofiodinesolutions(20,10,5,2.5,0,13mgI/mL,respectively),fishbonesimulatingcalcified plaqueandstreakyporksimulatinglipid/fibrousplaque.EachtubeunderwentspectralCTscan(studygroup,70keV monochromatic energyimaging)and120kVpCTscan (controlgroup)respectivelyinRevolutionCT.Theabilityofplaquedetectionwasevaluated subjectively,andfurtheranalysis was madeontheimages withascoregreaterthanorequaltothreepoints.One-way ANOVA and Bonferroni m ethod w ere used to co m pare the C T values and C N R in different tubes in the intra-group co m parison ,w hile paired t test and M ann-W hitney U testwereusedfortheinter-groupcomparison.Results TheoverallimagequalityofNo.4,5and9testtubes inbothgroupsmettheclinicaldiagnosticlevel.Intheintra-groupcomparison,No.5testtubeshowedhigherCNRofcalcifiedplaque andNo.9testtubeshowedhigherCNRoflipidplaqueandfibrousplaquethantheothers(t=4.105-29.214,allP<0.001).Whilein theinter-groupcomparison,thestudygroupshowedsimilarCNRofcalcifiedplaqueinNo.9testtube(t=-1.576,P=0.130)tothecontrol group,andhigherCNRintheothersthanthecontrolgroup(Z=-4.074--3.815,t=-14.782--3.520,allP<0.05).Conclusion Comparedwith120kVpCTimages,monochromaticenergyimagingat70keVfrom RevolutionCTshowedbetteroverallimagequality andcoulddisplaycoronaryplaquesbetterwiththecontrastagent concentrationfrom5mgI/mLto13mgI/mL.

Vascular Map Combined with CT Colonography for Evaluating Candidates for Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery

Contrast-enhanced computed tomography colonography (CE-CTC) is a useful guide for the laparoscopic surgeon to avoid incorrectly removing the colonic segment and the failure to diagnose of synchronous colonic and extra-colonic lesions. Lymph node dissection and vessel ligation under a laparoscopic approach can be time-consuming and can damage vessels and organs. Moreover, mesenteric vessels have extreme variations in terms of their courses and numbers. We describe the benefit of using an abdominal vascular map created by CE-CTC in laparoscopic colorectal surgery candidates. We describe patients with different diseases (colorectal cancer, diverticular disease, and inflammatory bowel disease) who underwent CE-CTC just prior to laparoscopic surgery.