Thoracic aorta: Motion artifact reduction with retrospective and prospective electrocardiography-assisted multi-detector row CT RADIOLOGY Roos, J. E., Willmann, J. K., Weishaupt, D., Lachat, M., Marincek, B., Hilfiker, P. R. 2002; 222 (1): 271-277

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.

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