Spiral multislice computed tomography coronary angiography: a current status report.
Multislice computed tomography coronary angiography (MSCT-CA) has emerged as a powerful noninvasive diagnostic modality to visualize the coronary arteries and to detect significant coronary stenoses. The latest generation 64-slice computed tomography (CT) scanners is a robust technique which allows high-resolution, isotropic, nearly motion-free coronary imaging. Coronary stenoses are detected with high sensitivity and a normal scan accurately rules out the presence of a coronary stenosis. With the introduction of further novel concepts in CT-technology one may expect that MSCT-CA will become a clinically used diagnostic tool.
De Feyter
P J
PJ
Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. p.j.defeyter@erasmusmc.nl
Meijboom
W B
WB
Weustink
A
A
Van Mieghem
C
C
Mollet
N R A
NR
Vourvouri
E
E
Nieman
K
K
Cademartiri
F
F
D017023:Coronary Angiography / Q000379:methods*; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D036542:Tomography, Spiral Computed / Q000379:methods*