Evaluation of peripheral artery stent with 64-slice multi-detector row CT angiography: Prospective comparison with digital subtraction angiography |
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Authors: | Xiao-ming Li Yu-hua Li Jian-ming Tian Yi Xiao Jing Sheng |
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Affiliation: | a Department of Radiology, Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, PR China b Department of Radiology, Xin Hua Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200092, PR China c Department of Vascular Surgery, Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, PR China d Department of Emergency, 34 Military Hospital, Wilberforce Barracks, Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces, Freetown, Sierra Leone e Medical Solutions, Shanghai Branch, Siemens Ltd., PR China |
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Abstract: | PurposeTo assess the accuracy of 64-slice multi-detector row computed tomography (MDCT) angiography in the evaluation of peripheral artery in-stent or peristent restenosis, with conventional digital subtraction angiography (DSA) as the reference standard.Materials and methodsForty-one patients (30 men, 11 women; mean age, 69.8 ± 9.2 years) with symptomatic peripheral arterial occlusive disease after peripheral artery stenting (81 stented lesions) underwent both conventional DSA and 64-slice MDCT angiography. Each stent was classified as evaluable or unevaluable, and every stent was divided into three segments (proximal stent, stent body, and distal stent), resulting in 243 segments. For evaluation, stenosis was graded as follows: 1, none or slight stenosis (<25%); 2, mild stenosis (25-49%); 3, moderate stenosis (50-74%); 4, severe stenosis or total occlusion (≥75%). Two readers evaluated all CT angiograms with regard to narrowing of in-stent or peristent restenosis by consensus. Results were compared with findings of the DSA.ResultsOf 81 stents, 62 (76.5%) were determined to be assessable. The metal artifact of the gold marker and motion artifact increased uninterpretability of the images of stents. Overall, 24 of 28 in-stent restenosis and 38 of 53 persistent restenosis were correctly detected by MDCT (85.7% and 71.7% sensitivity). In evaluable stents, 21 of 22 in-stent restenoses and 27 of 28 persistent restenosis were correctly detected (95.4% and 96.4% sensitivity). Additionally, as the grade of stenosis increases, the mean level of CT values in the stent lumina decreases linearly accordingly.Conclusion64-Slice MDCT has a high accuracy for the detection of significant in-stent or peristent restenosis of assessable stents in patients with peripheral artery stent implantation and therefore can be considered as a valuable noninvasive technique for stent surveillance. |
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Keywords: | Multi-detector row CT CT angiography Stent Restenosis |
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