Utility of the Contrast Injection Technique Using the Diluted Test Injection Method and the Test Bolus Tracking Method in the Coronary CT Angiography

Abstract

Although the test bolus tracking method is available as a predicting method of scan timing in the coronary computed tomography (CT) angiography, it is known that there is a problem of scan timing due to the use of a part of test bolus method. The diluted test bolus method was adopted for test bolus, and as a result of using in combination with the test bolus tracking method, it showed a higher contrast enhancement compared with the test bolus tracking method; a stable contrast enhancement with less variation in CT number was obtained. The CT number at the peak in the test scan and the CT number of the main scan showed a high correlation. The contrast injection technique using the diluted test bolus method and the test bolus tracking method is a useful method in the coronary CT angiography. We named this contrast injection technique diluted test bolus tracking method.