Current development of cardiac imaging with multidetector-row CT

• Published in: European journal of radiology Vol. 36; no. 2; pp. 97 - 103
• Main Authors: Becker, C R, Ohnesorge, B M, Schoepf, U J, Reiser, M F
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Ireland 01.11.2000
• Subjects: Angiography; Blood vessels; Calcification (biochemistry); Calcinosis - diagnostic imaging; Cardiology; Cardiomyopathies - diagnostic imaging; Cardiovascular system; Coronary Angiography; Echocardiography; Electrocardiography; Grafts; Humans; Medical imaging; Radiation detectors; Tissue; Tomography, X-Ray Computed - methods

Multidector-row CT (MDCT) with retrospective ECG gating allows scanning the entire heart with 1.25 mm slice thickness and 250 ms effective exposure time within 35 s investigation time. The resulting images allow for an accurate high-resolution assessment of morphological detail of both the coronary...