Ultrafast computed tomography in assessing coronary bypass grafts.
The evaluation of chest pain in the postoperative coronary artery bypass graft patient is an important part of the cardiologist's and cardiothoracic surgeon's practice.  Ultrafast computed tomography, by virtue of its speed and 0.75- to 1.5-mm spatial resolution, can detect graft patency with sensitivities of 93% to 96% and specificities of 86% to 100% in 94.2% of patients studied.  Although image resolution is insufficient to demonstrate graft stenosis or sequential anastomoses, ultrafast computed tomography is becoming an increasingly important, minimally invasive imaging modality for the evaluation of coronary artery bypass graft patency.
Department of Radiology, The University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City 52242.
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D017023:Coronary Angiography; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000266:history; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000266:history / Q000379:methods*; D014481:United States; D014654:Vascular Patency