From: Influence of trigger type, tube voltage and heart rate on calcified plaque imaging in dual source cardiac computed tomography: phantom study
Heart rate
Δ Percentage (gating vs. high pitch)
Δ Diameter
50 bpm
2 ± 7 PP
0.10 ± 0.28 mm
70 bpm
2 ± 8 PP
0.09 ± 0.31 mm
90 bpm
0.07 ± 0.35 mm