CT detection of acute myocardial infarction.
OBJECTIVE
The aim of this study was to evaluate the ability of contrast-enhanced CT to detect acute myocardial infarction (MI), which has not been systematically assessed. On contrast-enhanced helical chest CT, we retrospectively identified 18 patients (10 women, eight men; mean age, 66 years) with an initial MI. Each patient underwent contrast-enhanced single-detector helical chest CT within 1 month after the MI between March 2001 and June 2002.


CONCLUSIONS
Acute MI is detectable on contrast-enhanced chest CT as an area of decreased left ventricular myocardial enhancement in a specific coronary arterial distribution.
Gosalia
Amy
A
Department of Radiology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, 111 E 210 Street, Bronx, NY 10467, USA.
Haramati
Linda B
LB
Sheth
Milan P
MP
Spindola-Franco
Hugo
H
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed