The pericoronary adipose tissue attenuation in CT strongly depends on kernels and iterative reconstructions
Question Do kernels and iterative reconstructions influence pericoronary adipose tissue (PCAT) attenuation in coronary CT angiography (CCTA)? Findings Significant differences in fat-attenuation-index (FAI) were observed depending on the kernel and iterative reconstruction strength level with considerable inter- and intra-individual variation. Clinical relevance PCAT attenuation heavily depends on kernels and iterative reconstructions requiring CT reconstruction parameter standardization to enable meaningful interpretations of fat-attenuation differences across subjects.
Authors
- Matthias Eberhard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9476-3759)
- Konstantin Klambauer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4114-2043)
- Robert Manka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3383-4998)
- Hatem Alkadhi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2581-2166)
- Thomas G. Flohr (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9524-5531)
- Costanza Lisi
- Lukas J. Moser
- Victor Mergen
Institutions
- Humanitas University (IT)
- University of Zurich (CH)
- University Hospital of Zurich (CH)
- IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Radiology
- Published
- 2024-10-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00330-024-11132-5
- Citations
- 15
- Primary Topic
- Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.03
Funders
- Universität Zürich