Heart evaluation by cine CT: use of two new oblique views.
Two new oblique views on cine computed tomography for examination of the left ventricle of the heart are described. A short-axis view sections the left ventricle transversely, demonstrating all the ventricular walls; a long-axis view sections the left ventricle longitudinally, demonstrating the mitral valve, proximal aortic root, aortic outflow tract, and ventricular apex. These views are produced by a combination of table slew and patient positioning. Reproducible short-axis views were obtained in 16 healthy volunteers and 11 patients. Long-axis views were obtained in 11 patients. Patient studies in the long-and short-axis views were compared with results from angiocardiography, with nearly identical findings.
Rees
M R
MR
Feiring
A J
AJ
Rumberger
J A
JA
MacMillan
R M
RM
Clark
D L
DL
D000328:Adult; D002933:Cineradiography / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006321:Heart / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*