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Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:800-804
© 2004 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
a Department of Radiology, Charité, Humboldt-University Medical School, Berlin, Germany
Accepted for publication August 7, 2003.
* Address reprint requests to Dr Dewey, Department of Radiology, Charité, Medical School of the Humboldt University, Schumannstr. 20/21, 10117 Berlin, Germany.
e-mail: marc.dewey{at}charite.de
BACKGROUND: Computed tomography (CT) with four detector rows and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are still of limited value for the assessment of coronary artery bypass grafts (CABG). We investigated the abilities of 16-slice CT in these patients.
METHODS: A retrospective analysis of all noninvasive coronary angiographies with multislice computed tomography (MSCT; Aquilion, Toshiba) on patients with CABG referred to our institution between October 2002 and April 2003 was conducted. MSCT angiography was performed using a standard protocol (0.5-seconds rotation time, 16x0.5 mm detector collimation, 120 kV, 250 to 300 mA, and 0.25 pitch). None of the patients received ß-blockers to reduce the heart rate. Seventy-five CABGs (20 arterial grafts and 55 venous grafts) in 27 patients were evaluated for patency and adequate diagnostic quality by two radiologists in consensus.
RESULTS: All arterial and venous grafts were depicted with adequate diagnostic quality and were eligible for evaluation. Fifteen occlusions and five significant stenoses (at least 50%) could be identified. All of the proximal and 99% of the distal anastomoses were eligible. One distal anastomosis of an arterial graft was not assessable due to surgical clip artifacts. The length of the acquisition window was 174 ± 46 ms (range 71 to 234 ms). The majority of the patients (70%) had a heart rate above 65 beats/min. However, due to the improved temporal and spatial resolution none of the examinations had an insufficient image quality.
CONCLUSIONS: MSCT angiography with 16 detector rows and an isotropic high resolution reliably depicts CABG with adequate diagnostic quality.
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