MAN Yi,ZHENG Kuikui,WANG Zhenzhang, et al. The optimization of coronary CT images by using the filter function 56 sharpness algorithm[J]. JOURNAL OF WEZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY, 2019, 49(8): 552-556.
Abstract:Objective: To investigate the improvement of coronary artery CT angiography (CCTA) images by using the filter function 56 reconstruction technique under 320-row CT. Methods: We compared the spatial resolution between the filter function 56 sharpness algorithm reconstruction (FR) images and the routine reconstruction (RR) images by scanning the Catphan 500 phantom. 55 patients with coronary heart disease who underwent invasive coronary angiography (ICA) and CCTA in the First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University were included in the study. The differences of the evaluation for the degree of coronary artery stenosis between FR and RR images were retrospectively analyzed. Results: The result of the phantom CT scan suggested that the spatial resolution of FR could reach 9l p/cm, and that of RR was just 7l p/cm. In 55 patients, 709 segments of the coronary segments were included in our study. With ICA as the gold standard, 159 stenosis segments were found in our study. The coronary stenosis score on the FR image was more accurate than the RR image. There was no significant difference between the results of FR and ICA (P>0.05), and the results of RR were statistically different from ICA (P<0.05). The coronary stenosis score of the FR image was highly consistent with the ICA results (Kappa≥0.8). For the stenotic coronary segments with the diameter less than 1.5 mm, although there was no statistically significant difference between the FR images and the RR images, the FR image was still highly consistent with ICA (0.6≤Kappa<0.8). Conclusion: The FR technique under 320-row CT can effectively improve the spatial resolution of the images and improve the diagnostic accuracy of the CCTA.
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