Coronary artery imaging with 64-slice computed tomography from cardiac surgical perspective☆
Author(s) -
André Plass,
Jürg Grünenfelder,
Sebastian Leschka,
Hatem Alkadhi,
Franz R. Eberli,
Simon Wildermuth,
Gregor Zünd,
Michele Gei
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
european journal of cardio-thoracic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.303
H-Index - 133
eISSN - 1873-734X
pISSN - 1010-7940
DOI - 10.1016/j.ejcts.2006.03.048
Subject(s) - medicine , coronary artery disease , stenosis , radiology , artery , lumen (anatomy) , circumflex , gold standard (test) , right coronary artery , coronary arteries , angiography , cardiology , coronary angiography , myocardial infarction
64-Slice computed tomography (CT) has been introduced with high expectations. This study illustrates the value of 64-slice CT for the diagnosis of significant coronary artery stenoses when images are analysed by cardiovascular surgeons.
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