RESUMEN
Image quality evaluation plays a key role in the process of optimisation in radiological procedures. Image quality criteria for cardiac cine-angiography were recently agreed as part of a European Research Project, and a scoring system based on these criteria has been developed to allow an 'objective' measurement of the quality of cardiac angiograms. Two studies aimed at the evaluation of the methodology have been completed, demonstrating that the method can be applied to cardiac images and translated into a scoring system that yields reproducible data. Based on the results of these studies, quality criteria have been further reviewed by DIMOND III panel and the updated version is presented in this paper.
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Cardiología/métodos , Angiografía Coronaria/métodos , Procesamiento de Imagen Asistido por Computador/métodos , Procesamiento de Imagen Asistido por Computador/normas , Guías como Asunto , Humanos , Control de Calidad , Dosis de Radiación , Intensificación de Imagen Radiográfica/métodos , Radiografía Intervencional/métodos , Radiografía Torácica/métodos , Reproducibilidad de los ResultadosRESUMEN
A method based on image quality criteria (QC) for cine-angiography was developed to measure the quality of cine-angiograms (CA). A series of 30 CA for left ventriculography (LV) and left and right coronary angiography (LCA, RCA) have been scored and 172 readings were obtained. Standard deviation of quality scores indicated the reproducibility of the method. Each part of CA was examined separately, giving scores for LV, LCA and RCA and a total score (TS), with clinical (C) and technical (T) criteria defined and examined separately. In 83% of the studies TS was >0.8 and with standard deviation from 0.02 to 0.21. In general, LV had a lower score and greater disagreement compared with RCA and LCA. Disagreement was greater in T, compared with C. In conclusion, these results indicate that QC, translated into a scoring system, yields reproducible data on the quality of cardiac images.
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Cineangiografía/métodos , Angiografía Coronaria/métodos , Intensificación de Imagen Radiográfica/métodos , Ventrículos Cardíacos/patología , Humanos , Variaciones Dependientes del Observador , Control de Calidad , Reproducibilidad de los Resultados , Rayos XRESUMEN
The quality of cardiac imaging plays a pivotal role in clinical decision-making and depends mainly on the technical performance of the imaging system and on angiographic technique. The Italian Society of Invasive Cardiology and The Italian Society of Physics in Medicine have set quality criteria giving precise guidelines regarding how an angiogram should appear provided that good equipment and correct angiographic technique are used. The criteria have been reviewed by the European Concerted Action DIMOND Cardiology group and are reported here to provide a reference standard for images for the most common procedures in daily practice.
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Angioplastia Coronaria con Balón/normas , Angiografía Coronaria/normas , Corazón/diagnóstico por imagen , Prótesis Vascular , Europa (Continente) , Ventrículos Cardíacos/diagnóstico por imagen , Humanos , Arterias Mamarias/diagnóstico por imagen , Control de CalidadRESUMEN
Image quality criteria (IQC) for cine-angiography were recently settled. The aim of this study was to test whether these criteria allow a measurement of the quality of cine-angiograms. A questionnaire was derived from IQC where a binary response was required regarding the degree of visibility of anatomic or pathologic structures. Scores were given on a ranking scale. Two quality scores were defined (total score and minimum score) and standard deviation (SD) was assumed to be an indicator of the method's reproducibility. Data of the total score are presented for the first nine angiograms. Six experts obtained thirty-nine readings. The total scores ranged between 83 and 99% (SD 0.8-18.7%); 89% of the readings were within 4% of SD. This preliminary experience indicates that quality criteria can be translated into a scoring system that yields reproducible data in most instances. The analysis of the remaining angiograms will help in understanding how to improve these results.
