title: Mitral valve prolapse: evaluation with ECG-gated cardiac CT angiography.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of our study was to evaluate the feasibility of detecting mitral valve prolapse with ECG-gated 64-MDCT angiography in comparison with the reference standard, transthoracic echocardiography.
  
  
  METHODS
  The charts of patients consecutively referred for clinically indicated 64-MDCT angiography were reviewed. The study cohort consisted of patients who had undergone transthoracic echocardiography. Two experienced radiologists performed blinded consensus review of the MDCT angiograms of 20 patients, and the findings were compared with those of transthoracic echocardiography, which was the reference standard.
  
  
  RESULTS
  With the findings on each anterior and posterior leaflet as separate data points, sensitivity was calculated to be 69.2-84.6% and specificity, 100%. The positive and negative predictive values were estimated to be 100% and 87.0-93.1%.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  ECG-gated cardiac 64-MDCT angiography can be used reliably to detect mitral valve prolapse.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Cleveland Clinic Florida, 2950 Cleveland Clinic Blvd., Weston, FL 33331, USA.
authors.forename: Rajnil G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.forename: Gian M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Novaro
authors.forename: Rodolfo J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Blandon
authors.forename: Lana
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wilkinson
authors.forename: Craig R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Asher
authors.forename: Jacobo
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kirsch
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003287:Contrast Media; D017023:Coronary Angiography / Q000379:methods*; D004452:Echocardiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008945:Mitral Valve Prolapse / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011857:Radiographic Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014283:Triiodobenzoic Acids
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media; D014283:Triiodobenzoic Acids; C044834:iodixanol