TY - JOUR
T1 - Tomographic coronary angiography by EBCT and MDCT
AU - Achenbach, Stephan
AU - Hoffmann, Udo
AU - Ferencik, Maros
AU - Wicky, Stephan
AU - Brady, Thomas J.
PY - 2003
Y1 - 2003
N2 - Fast, cross-sectional computed tomography (CT) imaging permits visualization of the coronary artery lumen after intravenous injection of contrast agent. Electron beam CT and multidetector row spiral CT have both been shown to allow detection of coronary artery stenoses with high sensitivity and specificity in selected patient subsets. However, limitations of image quality may render some coronary artery segments unevaluable, in most cases because of severe calcification or remaining motion artifacts. In the future, these imaging modalities may play a clinically important role in ruling out coronary artery stenoses, especially in patients with relatively low likelihood of disease. Other applications include the analysis of bypass patency and evaluation of coronary anomalies.
AB - Fast, cross-sectional computed tomography (CT) imaging permits visualization of the coronary artery lumen after intravenous injection of contrast agent. Electron beam CT and multidetector row spiral CT have both been shown to allow detection of coronary artery stenoses with high sensitivity and specificity in selected patient subsets. However, limitations of image quality may render some coronary artery segments unevaluable, in most cases because of severe calcification or remaining motion artifacts. In the future, these imaging modalities may play a clinically important role in ruling out coronary artery stenoses, especially in patients with relatively low likelihood of disease. Other applications include the analysis of bypass patency and evaluation of coronary anomalies.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0033-0620(03)00086-0
DO - 10.1016/S0033-0620(03)00086-0
M3 - Article
C2 - 14505291
AN - SCOPUS:0141858722
SN - 0033-0620
VL - 46
SP - 185
EP - 195
JO - Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases
JF - Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases
IS - 2
ER -