How to Report a Coronary CT Angiography Michael Poon, MD, FACC

ProcedureOverall Quality of the study:Excellent: no artifactsGood: minor artifact but good diagnostic qualityAcceptable: Moderate artifacts but adequate diagnostic qualityPoor/Suboptimal: Severe artifacts and not readableSuboptimal due to:a. Motion: cardiac (tachycardial or bradycardia), irregular heart rhythm,respiratory, voluntary or involuntary body motion.b. Poor overall contrast enhancement: poor timing of the contrastarrival, large body habitus.c. Metallic implants (sternal wires, pacemaker or defribrillator wires,surgical clips, or tissue expander)d. Calcium