Multi–Detector Row CT Coronary Angiography: Influence of Reconstruction Technique and Heart Rate on Image Quality

Abstract

In multi-detector row CT coronary angiography, image quality depends on the choice of a suited reconstruction interval. In patients with high heart rates, the best image quality can be obtained with end-systolic and early-diastolic intervals; in patients with low heart rates, the best results are achieved with middiastolic intervals.