Table 1 In vitro measured apparent strut width and intra-stent lumen diameter from SPCCT, IQon, and B64.

From: Feasibility of improving vascular imaging in the presence of metallic stents using spectral photon counting CT and K-edge imaging

  

Coroflex Blue Neo

(Co-Cr)

Promus Premier

(Pt-Cr)

Tsunami Gold

(Stainless Steel)

SPCCT apparent strut width (mm)

Conventional HU

0.69 ± 0.002

0.71 ± 0.002

0.69 ± 0.004

Pt K-edge images

0.71 ± 0.007

IQon apparent strut width (mm)

Conventional HU

0.98 ± 0.06

0.99 ± 0.05

1.01 ± 0.16

B64 apparent strut width (mm)

Conventional HU

1.03 ± 0.004

1.00 ± 0.003

1.04 ± 0.009

SPCCT intra-stent lumen (mm)

Conventional HU

2.44 ± 0.01

2.28 ± 0.01

2.71 ± 0.04

IQon intra-stent lumen (mm)

Conventional HU

2.04 ± 0.08

2.21 ± 0.06

1.94 ± 0.21

B64 intra-stent lumen (mm)

Conventional HU

1.96 ± 0.006

1.9 ± 0.003

2.18 ± 0.04