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Utility of the 16-cm Axial Volume Scan Technique for Coronary Artery Calcium Scoring on Non-Enhanced Chest CT: A Prospective Pilot Study

비 조영증강 흉부 CT에서 관상동맥 칼슘스코어 측정을 위한 16 cm 축상 촬영 기법의 유용성: 전향적 탐색적 연구

  • So Jung Ki (Department of Radiology and the Research Institute of Radiological Science, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine) ;
  • Chul Hwan Park (Department of Radiology and the Research Institute of Radiological Science, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine) ;
  • Kyunghwa Han (Department of Radiology and the Research Institute of Radiological Science, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine) ;
  • Jae Min Shin (Department of Radiology and the Research Institute of Radiological Science, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine) ;
  • Ji Young Kim (Department of Radiology and the Research Institute of Radiological Science, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine) ;
  • Tae Hoon Kim (Department of Radiology and the Research Institute of Radiological Science, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine)
  • 기소정 (연세대학교 의과대학 강남세브란스병원 영상의학과) ;
  • 박철환 (연세대학교 의과대학 강남세브란스병원 영상의학과) ;
  • 한경화 (연세대학교 의과대학 세브란스병원 영상의학과) ;
  • 신재민 (연세대학교 의과대학 강남세브란스병원 영상의학과) ;
  • 김지영 (연세대학교 의과대학 강남세브란스병원 영상의학과) ;
  • 김태훈 (연세대학교 의과대학 강남세브란스병원 영상의학과)
  • Received : 2020.08.27
  • Accepted : 2021.04.24
  • Published : 2021.11.01
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Abstract

Purpose This study aimed to evaluate the utility of the 16-cm axial volume scan technique for calculating the coronary artery calcium score (CACS) using non-enhanced chest CT. Materials and Methods This study prospectively enrolled 20 participants who underwent both, non-enhanced chest CT (16-cm-coverage axial volume scan technique) and calcium-score CT, with the same parameters, differing only in slice thickness (in non-enhanced chest CT = 0.625, 1.25, 2.5 mm; in calcium score CT = 2.5 mm). The CACS was calculated using the conventional Agatston method. The difference between the CACS obtained from the two CT scans was compared, and the degree of agreement for the clinical significance of the CACS was confirmed through sectional analysis. Each calcified lesion was classified by location and size, and a one-to-one comparison of non-contrast-enhanced chest CT and calcium score CT was performed. Results The correlation coefficients of the CACS obtained from the two CT scans for slice thickness of 2.5, 1.25, and 0.625 mm were 0.9850, 0.9688, and 0.9834, respectively. The mean differences between the CACS were -21.4% at 0.625 mm, -39.4% at 1.25 mm, and -76.2% at 2.5 mm slice thicknesses. Sectional analysis revealed that 16 (80%), 16 (80%), and 13 (65%) patients showed agreement for the degree of coronary artery disease at each slice interval, respectively. Inter-reader agreement was high for each slice interval. The 0.625 mm CT showed the highest sensitivity for detecting calcified lesions. Conclusion The values in the non-contrast-enhanced chest CT, using the 16-cm axial volume scan technique, were similar to those obtained using the CACS in the calcium score CT, at 0.625 mm slice thickness without electrocardiogram gating. This can ultimately help predict cardiovascular risk without additional radiation exposure.

목적 관상동맥 칼슘스코어(coronary artery calcium score; 이하 CACS)를 측정하는 데 있어 비 조영증강 흉부 CT에서 16 cm 축상 촬영 기법의 유용성을 알아보고자 하였다. 대상과 방법 20명의 환자를 대상으로 16 cm 축상 촬영 기법을 이용한 비 조영증강 흉부 CT와 칼슘 스코어 CT를 전향적으로 시행하였다. 흉부 CT는 세 가지 절편 두께(0.625, 1.25, 2.5 mm)로 재구성하여, Agatston 방법을 통해 관상동맥 칼슘스코어를 측정하였다. 다양한 절편 두께의 비 조영증강 흉부 CT와 칼슘스코어 CT의 관상동맥 칼슘스코어를 비교하고, 단면 분석을 통해 CACS의 임상적 중요성에 대한 일치를 확인하였다. 또한 각각의 석회화 병변들을 위치와 크기로 나누어 비 조영증강 흉부 CT와 칼슘스코어 CT에서 일대일 비교를 시행하였다. 결과 2.5, 1.25, 0.625 mm 절편 두께의 흉부 CT와 칼슘스코어 CT의 CACS 상관 계수는 각각 0.9850, 0.9688, 0.9834였다. 흉부 CT와 칼슘스코어 CT 간의 CACS 차이는 0.625 mm에서 -21.4%, 1.25 mm에서 -39.4%, 2.5 mm 절편 두께에서 -76.2%였다. CACS 구간별 분석에서 절편 두께별로 16명(80%, 0.625 mm), 16명(80%, 1.25 mm), 13명(65%, 2.5 mm)의 환자가 관상 동맥 질환의 위험도 구간이 일치하였다. 관찰자 간 일치도는 모든 절편 간격에서 높게 나타났다. 세 절편 두께 중에서는 0.625 mm CT에서 석회화 병변에 대한 민감도가 가장 높았다. 결론 16 cm 축상 촬영 기법을 이용한 비 조영증강 흉부 CT에서 electrocardiogram 동기화 없이도, 0.625 mm 절편 간격에서 칼슘스코어 CT에서의 CACS와의 유사한 값을 얻을 수 있었다. 이를 통해 추가 방사선 노출 없이, 심혈관 질환 위험을 예측하는 데 도움이 될 수 있다.

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