Table 2 In vivo measured apparent strut width and intra-stent lumen diameter from SPCCT 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

0.79 ± 0.006

0.74 ± 0.003

0.75 ± 0.004

Pt K-edge images

—

0.70 ± 0.012

—

B64 apparent strut width (mm)

Conventional HU

1.13 ± 0.009

1.11 ± 0.005

1.06 ± 0.008

SPCCT intra-stent lumen (mm)

Conventional HU

2.06 ± 0.006

1.85 ± 0.004

1.81 ± 0.003

B64 intra-stent lumen (mm)

Conventional HU

1.73 ± 0.008

1.60 ± 0.004

1.50 ± 0.008

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