Scan protocol of dual source CT to evaluate morphological feature of complex congenital heart defects.

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26861012
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Radiation science
• Research Institution: Nagoya City University
• Principal Investigator: Nakagawa Motoo 名古屋市立大学, 医学(系)研究科(研究院), 講師 (60590982)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: CT / 先天性心疾患 / 逐次近似画像再構成法

Outline of Final Research Achievements

We have built the protocol of dual source CT scan to evaluate the morphological feature of congenital heart defect. Using sinogram-affirmed iterative reconstruction, radiation dose of CT scan and image noise could be reduced. The outcome of our study suggest that dual source CT has the capacity to clearly depict the configurations of ventricles in patients with lower radiation doses. This research subjects were reported in articles (Pediatr Radiol. 2015;45:1472-9、Jpn J Radiol. 2016;34:284-91).

Free Research Field

心臓CT