Evaluation of Coronary Venous Anatomy by Multislice Computed Tomography

Evaluation of Coronary Venous Anatomy by Multislice Computed Tomography

Background: The coronary venous system is increasingly targeted for pacing in patients with severe heart failure. The recent advancement of Multi-Detector Computed Tomography (MDCT) allows accurate analysis of the coronary arteries, but little data exist on its role in assessing cardiac venous anatomy. The aim of the present study was to investigate the feasibility of using MDCT in evaluating t...

[Evaluation of coronary stent restenosis with multislice computed tomography].

Virtual coronary angioscopy using multislice computed tomography.

BACKGROUND With faster image acquisition times and thinner slice widths, multislice detector computed tomography (MSCT) allows visualisation of human coronary arteries with diagnostic image quality. In addition to conventional axial slices, virtual coronary angioscopies (VCA) can be reconstructed using MSCT datasets. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the feasibility of reconstructing VCA and to determine...

Natural history of coronary atherosclerosis by multislice computed tomography.

OBJECTIVES This study sought to analyze the natural history of coronary atherosclerosis by multislice computed tomography (MSCT) and assess the serial changes in coronary plaque burden, lumen dimensions, and arterial remodeling. BACKGROUND MSCT can comprehensively assess coronary atherosclerosis by combining lumen and plaque size parameters. METHODS Thirty-two patients with acute coronary s...

Multislice Computed Tomography Coronary Angiography: Prime Time?

Rev Esp Cardiol. 2005;58(11):1253-7 1253 Multi-Slice Computed Tomography (MSCT) coronary angiography is emerging as a non-invasive clinically reliable diagnostic tool to detect significant (luminal diameter > 50%) coronary stenosis. The diagnostic accuracy of MSCT is high, but at this point in time, MSCT coronary angiography should be regarded mainly as a research tool and in selected patients ...