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Table 2 Absolute plaque/stenosis diameters (true diameters: 12.5%: 0.5 mm, 25%: 1.0 mm, 50%: 2.0 mm), measured vessel diameters (true diameter 4.0 mm) per heart rate and cardiac CT method

From: Influence of trigger type, tube voltage and heart rate on calcified plaque imaging in dual source cardiac computed tomography: phantom study

True stenosis [%]

Heart rate [bpm]

Method

Plaque diameter [mm]

Vessel diameter [mm]

Stenosis [%]

Deviation [PP]

12.5%

50

High pitch

1.13 ± 0.19

4.17 ± 0.35

27.0 ± 3.5

14.5

  

Gating

1.03 ± 0.19

4.23 ± 0.45

24.4 ± 3.7

11.9

 

70

High pitch

1.12 ± 0.18

4.14 ± 0.35

27.1 ± 3.4

14.6

  

Gating

1.03 ± 0.19

4.26 ± 0.41

24.1 ± 3.6

11.6

 

90

High pitch

1.11 ± 0.19

4.15 ± 0.30

26.7 ± 3.5

14.2

  

Gating

1.03 ± 0.19

4.22 ± 0.40

24.4 ± 3.4

11.9

25%

50

High pitch

1.63 ± 0.34

4.35 ± 0.38

37.2 ± 5.7

12.2

  

Gating

1.53 ± 0.33

4.35 ± 0.49

35.0 ± 4.6

10.0

 

70

High pitch

1.65 ± 0.33

4.33 ± 0.36

37.8 ± 5.1

12.8

  

Gating

1.53 ± 0.34

4.35 ± 0.51

34.8 ± 4.6

9.8

 

90

High pitch

1.66 ± 0.35

4.29 ± 0.39

38.4 ± 5.8

13.4

  

Gating

1.61 ± 0.36

4.36 ± 0.51

36.7 ± 5.2

11.7

50%

50

High pitch

2.19 ± 0.37

4.06 ± 0.20

53.9 ± 8.0

3.9

  

Gating

2.08 ± 0.28

3.95 ± 0.18

52.7 ± 6.2

2.7

 

70

High pitch

2.16 ± 0.36

4.00 ± 0.23

54.0 ± 7.9

4.0

  

Gating

2.11 ± 0.27

3.99 ± 0.14

52.9 ± 6.1

2.9

 

90

High pitch

2.20 ± 0.38

4.05 ± 0.21

54.4 ± 8.4

4.4

  

Gating

2.11 ± 0.32

3.96 ± 0.19

53.1 ± 6.7

3.1

  1. Deviations are given in percentage difference to the true diameters as specified by the phantom manufacturer. (PP: percent points).