Background: The purpose of this study was to determine whether Multi-Detector Computed Tomography (MDCT) in addition to plain radiographs influences radiologists’ and orthopedic surgeons’ diagnosis and treatment plans for delayed unions and non-unions.   Methods: A retrospective database of 32 non-unions was reviewed by 20 observers. On a scale of 1 to 5, observers rated on X-Ray and a...

A multidetector row computed tomography (MDCT) image is being considered as a possible alternative to current imaging methods for evaluating vessel anatomy and morphology of atherosclerotic plaques in variety arterial beds. It evaluate the entire vasculature using MDCT. Furthermore, MDCT capable visualizing wall quantifying calcified noncalcified plaques. In total, 72 patients (56.9% male 43.1%...

AIMS To compare non-gated vs. electrocardiogram (ECG)-gated 64-detector-row computed tomography (MDCT) of the left atrium (LA) for integrated electroanatomic mapping (EAM) in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF). METHODS AND RESULTS Twenty-nine consecutive patients with paroxysmal AF underwent MDCT prior to pulmonary vein isolation (PVI). All patients were in sinus rhythm both du...

OBJECTIVE to evaluate the impact of the new technology of multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) in improving the accuracy and early diagnosis of BSBI. METHODS patients with blunt small bowel injuries (BSBI) grade> I were identified retrospectively and their CT scans reviewed by an experienced radiologist. Clinical and tomographic findings were analyzed and patients grouped as "pre-MDCT" an...

Recently, the MPEG committee has completed the development of a new audio coding standard, the MPEG-4 Advanced Audio Coding-Enhanced Low Delay (AAC-ELD). The stateof-the-art MPEG audio coding standards, such as MPEG-4 AAC Low Complexity (AAC-LC), High Efficiency AAC (HE-AAC) and AAC Low Delay (AAC-LD), utilize for the time-tofrequency transformation of an audio block and vice versa, the well kn...

Multidetector Computed Tomography (MDCT) technology plays an important role in the evaluation of injured patients. At our institution pelvic X-ray (PXR) is obtained routinely on trauma patients. Many also receive MDCT of the abdomen and pelvis for other indications. We hypothesized that there would be a substantial cost savings in adopting a policy of deferring PXR in a hemodynamically normal p...

BACKGROUND Multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) has high diagnostic value for detecting or excluding coronary artery stenosis. We examined performance characteristics of MDCT for diagnosing or excluding an acute coronary syndrome in patients presenting to the emergency department (ED) with possible ischemic chest pain and examined relation to clinical outcome during a 15-month follow-up per...

BACKGROUND In patients with acute pulmonary embolism (PE), rapid and accurate risk assessment is paramount in selecting the appropriate treatment strategy. The prognostic value of right ventricular dysfunction (RVD) assessed by multidetector CT (MDCT) in normotensive patients with PE has lacked adequate validation. METHODS The study defined MDCT-assessed RVD as a ratio of the RV to the left v...

PURPOSE The SYNTAX Score (SS) has an important role in grading the complexity of coronary artery disease (CAD) in patients undergoing revascularization. Noninvasive determination of SS prior to invasive coronary angiography (ICA) might optimize patient management. We aimed to evaluate the agreement between ICA and multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) while testing the diagnostic effectivene...

OBJECTIVE To prospectively assess the relationship between the two different measurement methods for the evaluation of left atrial (LA) volume using cardiac multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) and to compare the results between cardiac MDCT and echocardiography. MATERIALS AND METHODS Thirty-five patients (20 men, 15 women; mean age, 60 years) underwent cardiac MDCT angiography for corona...