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Applications of multislice computed tomography in coronary artery disease
Author(s) -
de Roos Albert,
Kroft Lucia J.M.,
Bax Jeroen J.,
Geleijns Jacob
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
journal of magnetic resonance imaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.563
H-Index - 160
eISSN - 1522-2586
pISSN - 1053-1807
DOI - 10.1002/jmri.20971
Subject(s) - coronary artery disease , medicine , multislice computed tomography , radiology , multislice , myocardial perfusion imaging , artery , tomography , computed tomography , cad , cardiology , engineering drawing , engineering
Multislice computed tomography (MSCT) provides high accuracy for noninvasive assessment of coronary artery disease (CAD). The introduction of the latest computed tomography (CT) technology allows comprehensive evaluation of various aspects of CAD, including the coronary calcium score, coronary artery stenoses, bypass patency, and myocardial function. Other applications, such as plaque characterization, first‐pass perfusion imaging, and viability imaging using delayed contrast enhancement, are still under development and may demonstrate clinical utility in the future. Further improvements in CT hardware and imaging protocols are expected that may result in improved coronary artery imaging, new applications, and a significant reduction of radiation dose. J. Magn. Reson. Imaging 2007;26:14–22. © 2007 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.