title: Different reconstruction intervals for exclusion of coronary artery calcifications by retrospectively gated MDCT.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Exclusion of coronary artery calcifications has a high negative predictive value for the diagnosis of coronary artery disease. However, it is known that significant differences in calcium scoring can occur because of the ECG trigger interval. Thus, the aim of the study was to evaluate the influence of different reconstruction intervals on detection of any coronary calcium by using MDCT and retrospective cardiac gating.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  For a true exclusion of coronary artery calcifications, different reconstruction intervals have to be evaluated.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany. sandstede@web.de
authors.forename: Joern J W
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Sandstede
authors.forename: Julia
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Stoffels
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Wendel
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ritter
authors.forename: Meinrad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Beer
authors.forename: Dietbert
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hahn
mesh_terms: D002114:Calcinosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003287:Contrast Media; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D007472:Iohexol / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media; D007472:Iohexol; C038192:iopromide