title: Left ventricular function, myocardial perfusion and viability.
abstract: Cardiac computed tomography is now poised to revolutionize the practice of cardiology. Multi-detector row CT (MDCT) has the potential to evaluate cardiac function, myocardial perfusion, and viability. These capabilities, combined with the robust ability of MDCT to noninvasively image the coronary arteries, makes MDCT a comprehensive tool for the evaluation of coronary artery disease and its anatomic and physiologic impact on the myocardium. Recent technologic advances in MDCT technology in regards to detector coverage, and spatial and temporal resolution promise to improve the capabilities of cardiac CT in the assessment of cardiac function, perfusion, and viability.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.
authors.forename: Yasuyuki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.forename: Albert C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Lardo
authors.forename: Yasuo
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nakajima
authors.forename: Joao A C
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Lima
authors.forename: Richard T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: George
mesh_terms: D017023:Coronary Angiography / Q000379:methods*; D003326:Coronary Circulation / Q000502:physiology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left / Q000502:physiology*