Sparse 3D contrast-enhanced whole-heart imaging for coronary artery evaluation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

We investigated the feasibility of evaluating coronary arteries with a contrast-enhanced (CE) self-navigated sparse isotropic 3D whole heart T1-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) study sequence.

Methods

A total of 22 consecutive patients underwent coronary angiography and/or cardiac computed tomography (CT) including cardiac MRI. The image quality was evaluated on a 3-point Likert scale. Inter-reader variability for image quality was analyzed with Cohen's kappa for the main coronary segments (left circumflex [LCX], left anterior descending [LAD], right coronary artery [RCA]) and the left main trunk (LMT).

Results

Inter-reader agreement for image quality of the coronary tree ranged from substantial to perfect, with a Cohen's kappa of 0.722 (RCA_mi

SUBMITTER: Ansari U 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9892157 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature