Evaluation of cardiac function and myocardial viability with 16- and 64-slice multidetector computed tomography.
Retrospectively ECG-gated MDCT shows a high correlation and acceptable agreement of left-ventricular functional parameters compared to MR imaging. Thus, in addition to the non-invasive evaluation of coronary arteries, further important additional information of left-ventricular functional parameters with clinical and prognostic relevance can be achieved by one single MDCT examination. For assessment of myocardial viability, low-dose CT late enhancement scanning is feasible, and preliminary results look promising. CT late enhancement adds valuable diagnostic information on the haemodynamical significance of coronary stenoses or prior to interventional procedures.
Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Eberhard-Karls-University Tuebingen, Hoppe-Seyler-Str. 3, 72076 Tuebingen, Germany. andreas.kopp@uni-tuebingen.de
Andreas F
AF
Kopp
Martin
M
Heuschmid
Anja
A
Reimann
Axel
A
Kuettner
Thorsten
T
Beck
Martin
M
Ohmer
Christoph
C
Burgstahler
Harald
H
Brodoefel
Claus D
CD
Claussen
Stephen
S
Schroeder
D000818:Animals; D002306:Cardiac Volume / Q000502:physiology; D003287:Contrast Media; D003326:Coronary Circulation / Q000502:physiology; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011379:Prognosis; D011857:Radiographic Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology
D003287:Contrast Media