Diagnostic applications of cardiac multislice CT with sixteen-row scanner: state of the art.
Coronary angiography is nowadays the diagnostic standard in the evaluation of coronary artery anatomy, in the identification of stenoses and in the follow-up of revascularization procedures (PTCA-stenting, bypass). The limitations of such technique in terms of invasivity and high cost has targeted research efforts towards the development of non invasive diagnostic tools. Technological evolution in the field of helical CT has provided 2, 4, 8 and 16 detector-row multislice scanners characterized by progressive improvements in terms of spatial and temporal resolution that have made them increasingly suitable for the analysis of moving structures with high quality anatomic detail. The main cardiologic applications of multislice CT include coronary calcium scoring, the evaluation of coronary vascular anatomy and disease, follow-up of revascularization procedures (stenting, bypass), and the evaluation of cardiac walls and chambers. The aim of this paper is to describe the applications of sixteen detector-row multisclice CT in non invasive evaluation of cardiac and coronary diseases.
Tognini
Giuseppe
G
Dipartimento di Scienze Cliniche, Sezione Diagnostica per Immagini, Università di Parma, Parma. giuseppetogini@tiscali.it
Arisi
Arianna
A
Ferrozzi
Francesco
F
De Blasi
Mario
M
De Filippo
Massimo
M
Paoli
Giorgia
G
Patti
Arianna
A
Bnà
Claudio
C
Zompatori
Maurizio
M
Ardissimo
Diego
D
Gherli
Tiziano
T
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