ObjectiveTo explore the feasibility of low dose combined with full model iterative reconstruction applied to one-stop examination of left atrial pulmonary vein and cardiac function in patients with atrial fibrillation. MethodsSixty patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing radiofrequency ablation were randomly divided into experimental group (30 cases) or control group (30 cases). All patients underwent CT angiography examination of left atrial pulmonary vein before operation. Scan conditions of the experimental group were as follows: tube voltage was 80 kV, tube current was 350 mA, and the full model iterative algorithm was used to reconstruct; in addition, scan conditions of the control group were as follows: tube voltage was 100 kV, tube current was 500 mA, and the iterative reconstruction algorithm (iDose4) was employed to reconstruct. The subjective and objective scores of image quality, and indices related to radiation dose were compared between the two groups. The consistency of cardiac function indices measured based on CT and ultrasound in the experimental group was analyzed. ResultsThe experimental group yielded a higher subjective score of image quality as compared with the control group (P<0.05). The noise values of left atrium, descending aorta, right superior pulmonary vein, right inferior pulmonary vein, left superior pulmonary vein, left inferior pulmonary vein of the experimental group were lower than those of the control group, and contrast-to-noise ratio and signal-to-noise ratio were higher than those of the control group (P<0.05). The experimental group exhibited lower volume CT dose index, dose-length product, and effective dose as compared with the control group (P<0.05), and the reduction rates of indices as above were 56.6%, 59.5%, and 59.6%, respectively. The intra-class correlation coefficients of left ventricular maximum volume and left ventricular ejection fraction measured based on CT and ultrasound in the experimental group were 0.896 and 0.912 (P<0.05), respectively, exerting favorable consistency. ConclusionFor patients with atrial fibrillation, one-stop scan regimen of low dose combined with full model iterative reconstruction algorithm can reduce radiation dose, and improve image quality of left atrial pulmonary vein at the same time; furthermore, it can evaluate cardiac function more accurately.