3-D CT for cardiovascular treatment planning.
The recently developed 64-slice CT scanner together with the use of 2-D and 3-D reconstructions can aid the cardiovascular surgeon and interventional radiologist in visualizing exact geometric relationships to plan and execute complex procedures via minimally invasive or standard approaches. Cardiac 64-slice CT considerably benefits from the high temporal and spatial resolution allowing the reliable depiction of small coronary segments. Similarly, abdominal vascular 64-slice CT became possible within short examination times and allowing an optimal arterial contrast bolus exploitation. We demonstrate four representative cardiac and abdominal examples using the new 64-slice CT technology which reveal the impact of the new scanner generation for cardiovascular treatment planning.
Institute for Diagnostic Radiology, University Hospital Zurich, Raemistrasse 100, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland. simon.wildermuth@usz.ch
Simon
S
Wildermuth
Sebastian
S
Leschka
Firat
F
Duru
Hatem
H
Alkadhi
D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D011857:Radiographic Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted; D011860:Radiography, Abdominal; D015641:Radiography, Interventional; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*