Abstract:Objective To investigate the value of 256-slice iCT dose-optimized CTA technique in the pre-operative diagnosis of complex congenital heart disease in children. Methods Fifty patients with congenital heart disease were enrolled. Retrospective and prospective ECG-gated cardiac CTA were used to evaluate the image quality and difference between the two groups. The independent sample t-test was used. The effective radiation doses of the two groups were compared and analyzed. The surgical results were used as the gold standard, and the coincidence rate of preoperative CTA, UCG and surgical results were compared. Results There were no significant differences between the two groups (P?>?0.05). The values of Volume CT dose index (CTDI), Dose-length product (DLP), and Effective dose (ED) in the prospective group were lower than those in the retrospective group (P?0.05). The coincidence rate of preoperative total CTA diagnosis was compared with UCG diagnosis and he difference was statistically significant (P?0.05), which turned out to be CTA was superior to UCG. Conclusions Dose-optimized cardiac CTA examination has clinical significance for preoperative diagnosis of complex congenital heart disease.