CT angiography of the coronary arteries: setting new diagnostic standards in cardiovascular medicine.
Abstract. CT Coronary Angiography of the heart is one of the fastly developing techniques in cardiovascular imaging. It is rapidly emerging and quickly entering the clinical practice and international guidelines. The increasing evidence regarding the strong role in the assessment of coronary artery lumen is progressively expanded by evidences of the important role of coronary wall imaging. The prognostic importance of CT Coronary Angiography is worldwide reported and the main question that is posed at the moment concerns the potential impact in primary prevention. In this review we will discuss the current applications and technology state of the art, X-ray dose issues, the training requirements and implementation in the healthcare context of CT Coronary Angiography.
Cademartiri
Filippo
F
Department of Radiology and Cardiology, University Hospital of Parma, Parma, Italy. filippocademartiri@hotmail.com
Palumbo
Alessandro
A
Maffei
Erica
E
Martini
Chiara
C
Aldrovandi
Annachiara
A
Diego
Ardissino
A
Brambilla
Valerio
V
Coruzzi
Paolo
P
Krestin
Gabriel P
GP
De Feyter
Pim J
PJ
D000465:Algorithms; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000517:prevention & control; D017023:Coronary Angiography / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011322:Primary Prevention; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*