TY - JOUR
T1 - Feasibility of gadolinium-diethylene triamine pentaacetic acid enhanced multidetector computed tomography for the evaluation of coronary artery disease
AU - Carrascosa, Patricia
AU - Capuñay, Carlos
AU - Bettinotti, Marcelo
AU - Goldsmit, Alejandro
AU - Deviggiano, Alejandro
AU - Carrascosa, Jorge
AU - García, Mario J.
PY - 2007/10
Y1 - 2007/10
N2 - Background: Multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) has been proposed as a noninvasive method for the diagnosis of obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD). In patients with high risk of iodinated contrast adverse effects such as acute allergic-type reactions, the use of gadolinium could be an alternative. Objective: We sought to evaluate the feasibility of gadolinium-enhanced MDCT for the diagnosis of obstructive CAD. Methods: Twenty patients (mean age, 61 years; range, 50-73 years) referred for X-ray coronary angiography were studied by both gadolinium and iodine-enhanced 16-row MDCT coronary angiography. The degree of enhancement and the accuracy for detection of obstructive CAD (>50% diameter reduction) were evaluated with X-ray coronary angiography as the standard. Renal nephrotoxicity was strictly monitored. Results: Gadolinium- and iodine-enhanced MDCT showed adequate visualization of the coronary arteries in 310 of the 312 coronary artery segments that were available by X-ray angiography, respectively. The average density of the coronary arteries in both iodine and gadolinium CT scans was 253.65 Hounsfield unit (HU) and 135.20 HU, respectively. In a per-coronary segment analysis, gadolinium- and iodine-enhanced MDCT showed sensitivities of 89% vs 84%, specificities of 96% vs 95%, and negative predictive values of 97% vs 96%, respectively. In a per-patient analysis, both gadolinium- and iodine-enhanced MDCT showed sensitivities of 92.85% vs specificities of 83.33%. Intermethod agreement between gadolinium- and iodine-enhanced MDCT (κ) was 0.95 (P < 0.0001). Conclusion: Our preliminary results indicate lower attenuation with gadolinium but similar diagnostic accuracy for the detection of obstructive CAD when compared with iodine-enhanced MDCT. Therefore, gadolinium is a feasible alternative contrast agent for patients with iodine contrast allergy referred for MDCT coronary angiography.
AB - Background: Multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) has been proposed as a noninvasive method for the diagnosis of obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD). In patients with high risk of iodinated contrast adverse effects such as acute allergic-type reactions, the use of gadolinium could be an alternative. Objective: We sought to evaluate the feasibility of gadolinium-enhanced MDCT for the diagnosis of obstructive CAD. Methods: Twenty patients (mean age, 61 years; range, 50-73 years) referred for X-ray coronary angiography were studied by both gadolinium and iodine-enhanced 16-row MDCT coronary angiography. The degree of enhancement and the accuracy for detection of obstructive CAD (>50% diameter reduction) were evaluated with X-ray coronary angiography as the standard. Renal nephrotoxicity was strictly monitored. Results: Gadolinium- and iodine-enhanced MDCT showed adequate visualization of the coronary arteries in 310 of the 312 coronary artery segments that were available by X-ray angiography, respectively. The average density of the coronary arteries in both iodine and gadolinium CT scans was 253.65 Hounsfield unit (HU) and 135.20 HU, respectively. In a per-coronary segment analysis, gadolinium- and iodine-enhanced MDCT showed sensitivities of 89% vs 84%, specificities of 96% vs 95%, and negative predictive values of 97% vs 96%, respectively. In a per-patient analysis, both gadolinium- and iodine-enhanced MDCT showed sensitivities of 92.85% vs specificities of 83.33%. Intermethod agreement between gadolinium- and iodine-enhanced MDCT (κ) was 0.95 (P < 0.0001). Conclusion: Our preliminary results indicate lower attenuation with gadolinium but similar diagnostic accuracy for the detection of obstructive CAD when compared with iodine-enhanced MDCT. Therefore, gadolinium is a feasible alternative contrast agent for patients with iodine contrast allergy referred for MDCT coronary angiography.
KW - CT angiography
KW - Contrast agents
KW - Coronary artery disease
KW - Multidetector computed tomography
KW - gadolinium
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jcct.2007.06.003
DO - 10.1016/j.jcct.2007.06.003
M3 - Article
C2 - 19083885
AN - SCOPUS:34548718099
SN - 1934-5925
VL - 1
SP - 86
EP - 94
JO - Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography
JF - Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography
IS - 2
ER -