Comparison of visibility of in-stent restenosis between conventional- and ultra-high spatial resolution computed tomography: coronary arterial phantom study.

Journal: Japanese journal of radiology
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Abstract

PURPOSE: The purposes of this experimental study were to compare the quantitative and qualitative visibility of in-stent restenosis between conventional-resolution CT (CRCT) and ultra-high-resolution CT (U-HRCT) and to investigate the effects of the image reconstruction techniques on the visualization of in-stent restenosis.

Authors

  • Toshiaki Nishii
    Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Yokohama City University Medical Center, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan.
  • Yoshinori Funama
    Department of Medical Physics, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Honjo 1-1-1, Kumamoto 860-8556, Japan (Y.F.).
  • Shingo Kato
    Diagnostic Radiology, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama-shi, Japan.
  • Tae Iwasawa
    Department of Radiology, Kanagawa Cardiovascular and Respiratory Center, Kanagawa, Japan.
  • Naofumi Yasuda
    Department of Radiology, Kanagawa Cardiovascular and Respiratory Center, Kanagawa, Japan.
  • Yoichiro Ota
    Department of Radiology, Kanagawa Cardiovascular and Respiratory Center, Kanagawa, Japan.
  • Hironori Kawagoe
    Department of Radiology, Kanagawa Cardiovascular and Respiratory Center, Kanagawa, Japan.
  • Seitaro Oda
    Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Honjo 1-1-1, Kumamoto 860-8556, Japan (T.N., N.Y., N.K., Y.N., H.U., M.K., S.O., T.H.).
  • Takashi Tsutsumi
    Research and Development Center, Canon Medical Systems Corporation, Tochigi, Japan.
  • Daisuke Utsunomiya
    Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Graduate School of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, 1-1-1 Honjo, Chuoku, Kumamoto, 860-8556, Japan. Electronic address: d.utsunomiya@gmail.com.