Detection of myocardial infarction by delayed contrast-enhanced multislice computed tomography

Detection of myocardial infarction by delayed contrast-enhanced multislice computed tomography.

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Detection of coronary artery stenoses by contrast-enhanced, retrospectively electrocardiographically-gated, multislice spiral computed tomography.

BACKGROUND Multislice spiral computed tomography (MSCT) with retrospectively ECG-gated image reconstruction permits coronary artery visualization. We investigated the method's ability to identify high-grade coronary artery stenoses and occlusions. METHODS AND RESULTS A total of 64 consecutive patients were studied by MSCT (4x1 mm cross-sections, 500-ms rotation, table feed 1.5 mm/rotation, in...

Multislice spiral computed tomography of subacute myocardial infarction.

A62-year-old man presented to our emergency room with severe retrosternal pain. An ECG showed an acute lateral myocardial infarction, and the patient was referred for cardiac catheterization. One and a half hours after the onset of acute chest pain, coronary angiography revealed a thrombotic occlusion of the intermedial branch of the left coronary artery. Mechanical recanalization of the infarc...

Contrast-enhanced computed tomography for early detection of acute myocardial infarction due to blunt chest trauma

We report a case of blunt chest injury following a road accident leading to damage of the left main and left anterior descending coronary arteries causing acute myocardial infarction in a young person.

Contrast Enhanced Computed Tomography