title: Evaluation of myocardial viability by multidetector CT.
abstract: The continued advancement of multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) has launched an exciting new method for myocardial viability imaging. This article aims to present data validating MDCT for viability imaging, to demonstrate MDCT's prognostic clinical value, and to delineate its potential clinical applications.
authors.affiliation: Washington Hospital Center, 110 Irving Street, NW, Suite 2A-74, Washington, DC 20010, USA. dorinna.mendoza@gmail.com
authors.forename: Dorinna D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Mendoza
authors.forename: Wm Guy
authors.initials: WG
authors.lastname: Weigold
mesh_terms: D017023:Coronary Angiography / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends*; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D017682:Myocardial Stunning / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011856:Radiographic Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends*; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*