64排螺旋CT冠脉成像在冠心病诊断中的应用

目的 评价64排螺旋CT冠状动脉(冠脉)成像(CTA)在冠心病诊断中的应用价值.方法 以选择性冠脉造影(SCA)结果为金标准,采用64排螺旋CT对68例疑诊冠心病患者的冠脉主干及主要分支272节段进行重建和分析,评价其诊断冠心病的灵敏度和特异度.结果 CTA能够清晰显示冠脉主干及其分支狭窄、钙化、开口起源异常及桥血管病变,CTA发现钙化病变52节段,SCA仅发现钙化病变35节段.CTA诊断冠脉病变的灵敏度96.33%,特异度98.16%,阳性预测值97.22%,阴性预测值97.56%.其中对左主干、左前降支病变及＞75%的病变灵敏度最高,分别达到100%和94.4%.结论 CTA对冠脉狭窄病变、桥血管、开口畸形、支架管腔均显影良好,对冠心病诊断有较高的准确性,对钙化病变诊断率优于冠脉造影,可以作为冠心病高危人群无创性筛选检查及冠脉支架术后随访手段.     

64层螺旋CT冠状动脉成像临床应用评价

目的:评价64层螺旋CT冠状动脉成像(64SCTCA)的图像质量和在诊断冠状动脉疾病的临床价值。方法:搜集35例患者64SCTCA的完整资料,并以近期实施的选择性X线冠状动脉成像(SCA)结果为金标准进行对比,对64SCTCA显示的冠状动脉主支及主要分支情况进行分级评估。结果:35例病例可用于评估的冠状动脉共计368支,成功率达95.6%。其中SCA共显示74个节段冠脉有中、重度狭窄(≥50%)。MSCTCA诊断中重度狭窄的敏感性为86.5%,特异性为97.3%,阳性预测值88.9%,阴性预测值96.6%。经配对χ2检验,P>0.05,证明两种检查方法在发现冠状动脉病变方面差异无统计学意义。结论:64层螺旋CT冠状动脉成像是一种无创、快速的成像方法,对诊断冠状动脉≥50%狭窄有较高的敏感性和特异性,适合用于临床怀疑冠心病的患者SCA前的筛选检查。     

Accuracy of 64-slice CT angiography for the detection of functionally relevant coronary stenoses as assessed with myocardial perfusion SPECT

Purpose CT angiography (CTA) offers a valuable alternative for the diagnosis of CAD but its value in the detection of functionally relevant coronary stenoses remains uncertain. We prospectively compared the accuracy of 64-slice CTA with that of myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) using ^99mTc-tetrofosmin-SPECT as the gold standard for the detection of functionally relevant coronary artery disease (CAD). Methods MPI and 64-slice CT were performed in 100 consecutive patients. CTA lesions were analysed quantitatively and area stenoses ≥50% and ≥75% were compared with the MPI findings. Results In 23 patients, MPI perfusion defects were found (12 reversible, 13 fixed). A total of 399 coronary arteries and 1,386 segments was analysed. Eighty-four segments (6.1%) in 23 coronary arteries (5.8%) of nine patients (9.0%) were excluded owing to insufficient image quality. In the remaining 1,302 segments, quantitative CTA revealed stenoses ≥50% in 57 of 376 coronary arteries (15.2%) and stenoses ≥75% in 32 (8.5%) coronary arteries. Using a cut-off at ≥75% area stenosis, CTA yielded the following sensitivity, specificity, negative (NPV) and positive predictive value (PPV), and accuracy for the detection of any (fixed and reversible) MPI defect: by patient, 75%, 90%, 93%, 68% and 87%, respectively; by artery, 76%, 95%, 99%, 50% and 94%, respectively. Conclusion Sixty-four-slice CTA is a reliable tool to rule out functionally relevant CAD in a non-selected population with an intermediate pretest likelihood of disease. However, an abnormal CTA is a poor predictor of ischaemia.     

Prevalence and prognosis of coronary stent gap detected by multi-detector CT: a follow-up study

Objectives

To evaluate the features of stent gap (SG) and the long-term impact of SG on in-stent restenosis (ISR) in patent stents.

Methods

A total of 347 consecutive patients with 781 stents who underwent MDCT were assessed for SG and ISR. Clinical and stent features were compared between the SG and non-SG groups. In the follow-up study, among 82 patients with 175 patent stents [26 assessed by conventional coronary angiography (CCA) including 6 contacted in a telephone survey, 46 assessed by computed tomography angiography (CTA) and 10 by both], the incidence of ISR was compared between stents with and without SG.

Results

Three patients and 13 stents were excluded. SG was observed in 12.5% of patients and 8.6% of stents. ISR detected by CTA was noted in 21.2% of SG, and SG accounted for 23.7% of ISR. Stent number, length, location, overlapping pattern, tortuosity and in-out angle were predisposing factors for SG. During a mean follow-up period of 15?months after detection of SG, the incidence of ISR was significantly higher in the SG group than in the non-SG group (43.8/14.9% by CCA, 33.3/10.1% by CTA and CCA).

Conclusion

Patent stents with SG detected by CTA had a higher incidence of late restenosis, indicating that long-term follow-up or further intervention is necessary.

Key Points

? Coronary artery computed tomographic angiography (CTA) is increasingly used following coronary intervention. ? Gaps within coronary stents detected by CTA correlate with in-stent restenosis. ? Patients with stent gaps have more late restenosis at follow-up. ? More attention should be given to patients with stent gaps.     

Coronary 64-slice CT angiography predicts outcome in patients with known or suspected coronary artery disease

The aim of this study was to assess the prognostic value of 64-slice CT angiography (CTA) in patients with known or suspected coronary artery disease (CAD). Sixty-four-slice coronary CTA was performed in 220 patients [mean age 63 ± 11 years, 77 (35%) female] with known or suspected CAD. CTA images were analyzed with regard to the presence and number of coronary lesions. Patients were followed-up for the occurrence of the following clinical endpoints: death, nonfatal myocardial infarction, unstable angina, and coronary revascularization. During a mean follow-up of 14 ± 4 months, 59 patients (27%) reached at least one of the predefined clinical endpoints. Patients with abnormal coronary arteries on CTA (i.e., presence of coronary plaques) had a 1st-year event rate of 34%, whereas in patients with normal coronary arteries no events occurred (event rate, 0%, p < 0.001). Similarly, obstructive lesions (≥50% luminal narrowing) on CTA were associated with a high first-year event rate (59%) compared to patients without stenoses (3%, p < 0.001). The presence of obstructive lesions was a significant independent predictor of an adverse cardiac outcome. Sixty-four-slice CTA predicts cardiac events in patients with known or suspected CAD. Conversely, patients with normal coronary arteries on CTA have an excellent mid-term prognosis.     

16层螺旋CT冠状动脉成像的临床应用

目的:探讨16层螺旋CT冠状动脉(简称冠脉)成像在冠心病诊断中的临床价值。方法:选取50例临床诊断或可疑冠心病患者行16层螺旋CT冠状动脉造影检查(MSCTCA),先行冠脉钙化积分平扫,然后行冠脉增强扫描,选取一组质量最佳的薄层图像行冠脉三维重建,分析MSCTCA对冠状动脉狭窄性病变的显示能力,并对冠脉支架显示及通畅性进行评价。结果:冠脉钙化积分与其狭窄程度呈正相关,中度以上狭窄的冠脉钙化积分值明显高于轻度狭窄,其间有统计学显著性差异(P<0.001)。MSCTCA对诊断有临床意义的冠脉中度以上狭窄的敏感度、特异度、诊断准确率、阳性预测值、阴性预测值分别约89.6%、93.9%、92.6%、86.7%、95.4%。MSCTCA对冠脉支架显示良好,检出5例9根支架,其中2根支架不通畅,出现支架内再狭窄。结论:16层螺旋CT冠脉成像安全、无创,对评价冠状动脉狭窄、支架开放及通畅性等方面有着较高的临床应用价值,可作为冠心病筛查的有效手段以及介入和手术治疗后的随访手段。     

64层螺旋CT冠状动脉造影对冠状动脉狭窄的诊断价值

目的：评价64层螺旋CT冠状动脉造影（64-slice CTCA）诊断冠状动脉狭窄的临床应用价值。方法：对120例临床怀疑冠状动脉疾病及支架置入术、冠脉搭桥术后的患者进行64层螺旋CT冠状动脉成像。采用回顾性心电门控扫描,并采用曲面重建、多平面重组,容积再现及最大密度投影技术显示冠状动脉主干及分支,其中30例患者近期行传统冠状动脉造影（CCA）。结果：120例患者可评价冠脉节段1377个,可满足诊断的冠脉节段1341个,占97．39％。30例患者近期行CCA检查,MSCTCA诊断冠脉狭窄节段103个与CCA相符,占88．03％,显示轻、中、重度狭窄及血管闭塞与CCA符合率分别为77．8％、93．3％、91．6％、77．8％,得出64SCTCA诊断冠脉狭窄敏感性97．52％,特异性96．02％,阳性预测值95．16％,阴性预测值96．01％。结论：64层螺旋CT冠状动脉造影在诊断冠状动脉疾病方面有很高的诊断价值,可以成为筛查、排除冠状动脉病变及支架、搭桥术后随访的常规检查方法。     

64层螺旋CTA对冠状动脉病变的诊断价值

目的探讨64层螺旋CT在冠状动脉病变中的临床应用价值,为临床进一步数字减影血管造影(DSA)检查或其他治疗提供依据。方法对80例临床拟诊为冠心病的患者进行64层螺旋CT动脉血管造影(SCTA)检查,对所有扫描图像采用西门子工作站提供的各种分析软件进行后重建,观察冠状动脉管腔情况并进行分析判定。结果 64层螺旋CT可对冠状动脉的起源变异、狭窄程度、桥血管通畅程度及支架术后进行评估。结论 64层SCTA是一种安全、快速、无创的诊断冠心病的方法,也可作为筛查公众中冠状动脉病变的重要手段。     

64层螺旋CT在冠状动脉支架置入术后评估中的价值

目的:评价64层螺旋CT在冠状动脉支架置入术后复查中的临床价值。方法:采用64层螺旋CT对27例冠状动脉支架置入术后的患者(共47个支架)进行CT冠状动脉成像。观察支架及其支架血管和非支架血管的通畅性。结果:支架通畅43例,支架内狭窄3个、闭塞1个,支架前后血管狭窄25支(包括两近端狭窄4例),非支架血管狭窄26支。结论:64层螺旋CT比16层螺旋CT观察冠状动脉内支架优越,可作为冠状动脉支架置入术后效果随访观察和了解原有冠心病进展情况的重要手段。     

128层螺旋CT冠状动脉成像筛查冠状动脉病变的临床价值

目的以选择性冠状动脉造影（SCA）为标准,评价128层螺旋cT冠状动脉血管成像（CTA）诊断冠状动脉疾病（CAD）的临床价值。方法回顾我院52例做过冠状动脉CTA与SCA的冠心病患者,进行对照分析。结果128层螺旋cT冠状动脉CTA可获得较好的图像质量,52例患者中,CTA成像检出心肌桥16例,血管内斑块形成98处;17例一侧明显型优势冠状动脉,冠状动脉狭窄86支,包括轻度狭窄22支、中度狭窄24支、重度狭窄40支,SCA诊断心肌桥6例,冠状动脉狭窄84支,包括轻度狭窄22支、中度狭窄21支、重度狭窄41支。结论冠状动脉CTA与SCA相比,不仅能对冠状动脉粥样硬化的狭窄程度作出判断,还可以对粥样斑块的病理性质、斑块的稳定性以及心肌桥提出明确诊断,可以用于CAD的筛查,几乎能代替诊断性的冠状动脉造影。     

Assessment of coronary artery patency after stent placement using magnetic resonance angiography

The ability to noninvasively assess the patency of coronary stents would represent a significant advance. We evaluated the safety and ability of two-dimensional coronary MR angiography In imaging stents and suggesting patency. Coronary MR angiography of 26 coronary stents (Palmaz-Schatz) was performed in 16 patients 39 to 73 years of age. Studies were performed between 2 and 4 months after stent placement. All patients were symptom free at the time of imaging. Coronary MR angiography was performed with a commercial 1.5-T MR imager using an electrocardio-graphically gated pulse sequence with breath-holding. Images were obtained in mid-diastole with and without fat suppression. Image artifacts caused by the metal in the stents were clearly visualized in all 26 stents (100% sensitivity for stent detection). Arterial flow signal was seen in the coronary artery or graft distal to the stent in 25 of 26 cases (96%). All patients, except for the one in which distal flow could not be seen, remained symptom free for >2 years. The distribution of stent locations was as follows: 10 in the right coronary artery (RCA), 10 in the left anterior descending coronary artery (LAD), 2 in the left circumflex coronary artery, and 4 in saphenous vein grafts (SVGs) to RCA. One patient had 2 RCA and 2 LAD stents, one had 3 RCA and 1 LAD stents, one had 3 SVG stents, and two had double RCA stents. Coronary MR angiography is safe for noninvasive imaging of coronary stents, and in the proper clinical setting, it can be used to help suggest patency.     

64-slice multidetector coronary CT angiography: in vitro evaluation of 68 different stents

The purpose of this study was to test a large sample of different coronary artery stents using four image reconstruction approaches with respect to lumen visualization, lumen attenuation, and image noise in 64-slice multidetector-row computed tomography (MDCT) in vitro and to provide a catalogue of currently used coronary artery stents when imaged with state-of the-art MDCT. We examined 68 different coronary artery stents (57 stainless steel, four cobalt-chromium, one cobalt-alloy, two nitinol, four tantalum) in a coronary artery phantom (vessel diameter 3 mm, intravascular attenuation 250 HU, extravascular density −70). Stents were imaged in axial orientation with standard parameters: 32x0.6 collimation, pitch 0.24, 680 mAs, 120 kV, rotation time 0.37 s. Four different image reconstructions were obtained with varying convolution kernels and section thicknesses: (1) soft, 0.6 mm, (2) soft, 0.75, (3) medium soft, 0.6, and (4) stent-optimized sharp, 0.6. To evaluate visualization characteristics of of the stent, the lumen diameter, intraluminal density and noise were measured. The high-resolution kernel offered significantly better average lumen visualization (57% ±10%) and more realistic lumen attenuation (222 HU ±66 HU) at the expense of increased noise (15.3 HU ±3.7 HU) compared with the soft and medium-soft CT angiography (CTA) protocol (p<0.001 for all). Stents with a lumen visibility of more than 66% were: Arthos pico, Driver, Flex, Nexus2, S7, Tenax complete, Vision (all 67%), Symbiot, Teneo (70%), and Radius (73%). Only ten stents showed a lumen visibility of less than 50%. Stent lumen visibility largely varies depending on the stent type. Even with the improved spatial resolution of 64-slice CT, a stent-optimized kernel remains beneficial for stent visualization when compared with the standard medium-soft CTA protocol. Using 64-slice CT and high-resolution kernel, the majority of stent products show a lumen visibility of more than 50% of the stent diameter.     

64层螺旋CT冠状动脉成像评价冠状动脉钙化与狭窄的临床应用研究

目的探讨64层螺旋CT冠状动脉成像评价冠状动脉钙化和狭窄的临床应用价值。方法对32例临床确诊或疑诊冠状动脉粥样硬化性心脏病患者行64层螺旋CT冠状动脉成像。利用平扫图像进行钙化积分测量,冠状动脉CTA扫描后进行多平面重建（MPR）、曲面重建（CPR）及容积再现（VRT）,其中,9例行常规冠状动脉造影作对照,总结CTA的评价方法和显示情况,分析影响冠状动脉成像质量的因素。结果64层螺旋CT平扫能测定钙化积分,而MPR、CPR及VRT能多角度显示冠状动脉主干及主要分支,MPR与CPR对显示冠状动脉病变优于VRT。本组患者中,冠状动脉管壁欠光滑见于10例,管壁钙化11例,非钙化斑块15例,管腔狭窄18例。影响图像质量的因素主要是心率、心律及呼吸运动。结论64层螺旋CT冠状动脉成像是一种安全、快速、无创的诊断冠状动脉粥样硬化性心脏病的方法,也可作为筛查公众中冠状动脉病变的重要手段。     

西门子128层螺旋CT诊断冠状动脉狭窄的研究

目的探讨西门子128层螺旋CT冠状动脉成像（CTA）对诊断冠状动脉狭窄的价值。方法收集来我院就诊的疑似冠状动脉狭窄患者36例,均进行128层螺旋CT冠状动脉造影检查和DSA选择性冠状动脉造影检查,观察两种检查方法中冠状动脉狭窄的影像学表现和诊断价值,并与64层以下冠状动脉CTA进行对照。结果 36例冠状动脉狭窄患者的两种检查结果,经统计学分析,西门子128层螺旋CT对冠状动脉狭窄的敏感性为98.08%、特异性为95.69%、准确性为96.43%。与64层以下螺旋CT比较,对患者心率、屏气等方面的要求更加宽松。结论西门子128层螺旋CT对冠状动脉狭窄的诊断价值高,方法简单、快速准确、无创伤,患者易接受,可作为疑似冠状动脉狭窄患者的首选检查手段。     

In vitro imaging of coronary artery stents: Are there differences between 16- and 64-slice CT scanners?

Purpose

To compare the performance of 64-slice with 16-slice CT scanners for the in vitro evaluation of coronary artery stents.

Methods and materials

Twelve different coronary artery stents were placed in the drillings of a combined heart and chest phantom, which was scanned with a 16- and 64-slice CT scanner. Coronal reformations were evaluated for artificial lumen narrowing, intraluminal attenuation values, and false widening of the outer stent diameter as an indicator of artifacts outside the stent.

Results

Mean artificial lumen narrowing was not significantly different between the 16- and 64-slice CT scanner (44% versus 39%; p = 0.408). The differences between the Hounsfield Units (HU) measurements inside and outside the stents were significantly lower (p = 0.001) with 64- compared to 16-slice CT. The standard deviation of the HU measurements inside the stents was significantly (p = 0.002) lower with 64- than with 16-slice CT. Artifacts outside the stents were not significantly different between the scanners (p = 0.866).

Conclusion

Visualization of the in-stent lumen is improved with 64-slice CT when compared with 16-slice CT as quantified by significantly lesser intraluminal image noise and less artificial rise in intraluminal HU measurement, which is the most important parameter for the evaluation of stent patency in vivo.     

冠脉支架ZetaTM和DriverR的临床应用观察

 目的观察冠脉支架Multi-Llink RX ZetaTM和DriveR的特点、临床应用的安全性及其短期随访结果.方法分析经选择性冠状动脉造影(Coronary angiography,CAG)证实为管腔狭窄面积＞75%的冠心病(Coronary heart disease,CHD)患者87例,46例冠状动脉内置入Multi-Llink RX ZetaTM支架,共置入支架47只;41例冠状动脉内置入DriverR支架,共置入支架41只,观察支架术后疗效和6个月内临床心脏事件(Major adverse cardiac events,MACE)发生率以及再狭窄率.结果两组手术成功率均为100%.Multi-Llink RX ZetaTM支架组,血管扭曲病变及长病变占89.5%,6个月MACE发生率为2.2%,再狭窄率为12.6%;DriverR支架组,扭曲病变及长病变占87.8%,分叉病变占46.7%,其中,直接置入支架4个,6个月MACE发生率为2.4%,再狭窄率为12.2%.结论两组手术成功率高,治疗扭曲病变及长病变疗效好,MACE发生率和6个月再狭窄率均较低;Multi-Llink RX ZetaTM支架具有良好的跟踪性和高穿过性,DriverR支架具有可弯曲性好、支撑力好、侧孔大、易到位等优点,直接置入成功率高,对边支血管影响小,适用于分叉病变.     

Diagnostic accuracy of 64 multislice CT angiography in the assessment of coronary in-stent restenosis: A meta-analysis

Purpose

The aim of this study was to perform a meta-analysis of the diagnostic accuracy of 64-slice CT angiography for the detection of coronary in-stent restenosis in patients treated with coronary stents when compared to conventional coronary angiography.

Materials and methods

A search of PUBMED/MEDLINE, ProQuest and Cochrane library databases for English literature was performed. Only studies comparing 64-slice CT angiography with conventional coronary angiography for the detection of coronary in-stent restenosis (more than 50% stenosis) were included for analysis. Sensitivity and specificity estimates pooled across studies were tested using a fixed effects model.

Results

Fourteen studies met selection criteria for inclusion in the analysis. The mean value of assessable stents was 89%. Prevalence of in-stent restenosis following coronary stenting was 20% among these studies. Pooled estimates of the sensitivity and specificity of overall 64-slice CT angiography for the detection of coronary in-stent restenosis was 90% (95% CI: 86%, 94%) and 91% (95% CI: 90%, 93%), respectively, based on the evaluation of assessable stents. Diagnostic value of 64-slice CT angiography was found to decrease significantly when the analysis was performed with inclusion of nonassessable segments in five studies, with pooled sensitivity and specificity being 79% (95% CI: 68%, 88%) and 81% (95% CI: 77%, 84%). Stent diameter is the main factor affecting the diagnostic value of 64-slice CT angiography.

Conclusion

Our results showed that 64-slice CT angiography has high diagnostic value (both sensitivity and specificity) for detection of coronary in-stent restenosis based on assessable segments when compared to conventional coronary angiography.     

64层螺旋CT CA对冠状动脉狭窄的误诊原因（附76例分析）

目的分析64层螺旋CTCA评价冠状动脉狭窄的误诊原因,以期提高其诊断的准确性。方法收集76例疑诊冠心病患者64层螺旋CT冠状动脉成像（64SCTCA）的完整资料,并与常规冠状动脉造影（CCA）结果为金标准对比,分析误诊原因。结果76例64-SCTCA共评价852个冠状动脉节段,其中53个节段与CCA结果不一致,误诊率为6．2％。冠脉主干与分支的误诊率存在显著差异（P〈0．05）;左前降支中段、回旋支远段和右冠中段的误诊率显著高于其他节段（P〈0．05）。血管闭塞、钙化和呼吸伪影是导致误诊最常见的原因。结论了解64-SCTCA对冠脉狭窄误诊的原因,可以针对性地完善检查前准备和提高对狭窄的认识能力,并最终提高放射医师的诊断能力。     

64层螺旋CT冠状动脉成像诊断冠状动脉狭窄的初步探讨

目的：探讨64层螺旋CT（MSCT）冠状动脉成像对冠状动脉狭窄的诊断价值。方法：53例冠心病患者同期均行64层螺旋CT冠状动脉成像和常规冠状动脉造影（CCA）,以CCA的诊断结果作为金标准,采用美国心脏协会冠状动脉改良分段法,分析745个冠状动脉节段MSCT图像质量及对冠状动脉狭窄的显示情况,得出有意义病变（冠状动脉狭窄率≥500%）MSCT诊断的正确性,并分析钙化对其影响。结果：587个冠状动脉节段图像可以满足诊断要求,158个节段因运动伪影（27个节段）或管壁严重钙化（131个节段）无法进行血管评价。MSCT诊断冠状动脉狭窄的敏感度为93．4％、特异度为97．9％、阳性预测值为93．9％、阴性预测值为97．7％。钙化积分≥1000的患者,MSCT诊断冠状动脉狭窄的特异度、敏感度、阳性预测值、阴性预测值分别为74％、82％、68％、96％。结论：64层螺旋CT冠状动脉成像是一种快速、安全、无创的检查方法,与常规冠状动脉造影检查结果有较好的一致性,可以作为临床怀疑冠心病患者的首选检查方法。     

MR evaluation of coronary stents with navigator echo and breath-hold cine gradient-echo techniques

The aim of this study was to evaluate coronary artery stents with MR. Thirty-eight patients underwent MR imaging 48.1 +/- 6.6 days (range 38-60 days) after placement of 47 coronary stents of 11 different types, using navigator echo (NE) and cine gradient-echo (GE) techniques. For both sequences the low signal artifact was used to localize the stent, whereas the flow-related high signal before and distal to the stent was considered as a patency sign. Exercise electrocardiographic test (EET) had been performed 1-7 days before MR. No adverse event with possible relation to the MR examination was observed. All the stents were recognized as signal void with GE, and all but one with NE. Of the 2 patients with positive EET, the first one, with a stent on the left anterior descending coronary artery, presented low signal distal to the stent at both MR sequences, suggesting dysfunction [60% stenosis at conventional coronary angiography (CCA)]; the second one, with two sequential stents on the right coronary artery, presented lack of signal distal to the stents at both MR sequences, suggesting occlusion (97% stenosis at CCA). For the 44 remaining stents in 36 patients with negative EET, MR high signal before and distal to the stent suggested patency at both sequences. MR seems to be a safe and promising technique for non-invasive evaluation of coronary stents.