Tips and tricks in Multislice CT coronary angiography.
The introduction of the multislice computed tomography (MSCT) scanners and their application to coronary imaging has created a new clinical imaging field. Even though MSCT coronary angiography has been reported to be able to detect significant stenoses with very high diagnostic accuracy, the clinical implementation is still difficult and the users are having difficulties in reproducing the results in literature, partly due to the limited experience in the field of coronary MSCT. Several details can be overlooked so that diagnostic mistakes are possible. In this paper we tried to collect a series of technical "tips and tricks" that might improve the quality of coronary imaging in the clinical practice.
Cademartiri
Filippo
F
Unit of Radiological Sciences, Department of Clinical Sciences, University Hospital of Parma, Parma, Italy. filippocademartiri@hotmail.com
Palumbo
Alessandro
A
Maffei
Erica
E
Fusaro
Michele
M
Aldrovandi
Annachiara
A
Vignali
Luigi
L
Menozzi
Alberto
A
Brambilla
Valerio
V
Reverberi
Claudio
C
Ardissindo
Diego
D
Zompatori
Maurizio
M
Crisi
Girolamo
G
D003287:Contrast Media / Q000008:administration & dosage; D017023:Coronary Angiography / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D018579:Patient Selection; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*
D003287:Contrast Media