Mdct Coronary Angiography - Postprocessing, Reading, and Reporting: Last but Not Least

2013 ◽  
Vol 54 (3) ◽  
pp. 249-258 ◽  
Author(s):  
Riccardo Marano ◽  
Giancarlo Savino ◽  
Biagio Merlino ◽  
Gemma Verrillo ◽  
Valentina Silvestri ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Coronary Angiography ◽  
Mdct Coronary Angiography

Comparison between different kernel reformatting filters in 3D quantitative analysis of MDCT coronary angiography

2011 ◽  
Vol 116 (8) ◽  
pp. 1203-1216 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Malagò ◽  
A. Pezzato ◽  
C. Barbiani ◽  
W. Mantovani ◽  
G. Caliari ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Analysis ◽  
Coronary Angiography ◽  
Mdct Coronary Angiography

Abstract 2594: Coronary Multidetector Computed Tomography in the Prognostic Assessment of Patients with Equivocal or Mildly Abnormal Non-Invasive Cardiac Stress Tests

Circulation ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 116 (suppl_16) ◽  
Author(s):  
Clerio Azevedo ◽  
Mariane Spotti ◽  
Sabrina Bezerra ◽  
Marcelo Hadlich ◽  
Humberto Villacorta ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Computed Tomography ◽  
Coronary Artery ◽  
Coronary Angiography ◽  
Confidence Interval ◽  
Coronary Stenosis ◽  
Atherosclerotic Plaques ◽  
Stress Tests ◽  
Cardiac Stress ◽  
Non Invasive ◽  
Mdct Coronary Angiography

Background: Patients with low or moderate pre-test probability of significant coronary artery disease (CAD) and equivocal or mildly abnormal non-invasive cardiac stress tests represent a frequent management challenge. Coronary multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) has been shown to have excellent diagnostic accuracy to exclude the presence of significant CAD. Methods: The study included 218 patients (mean age 59±12 years, 60% male) with equivocal or mildly abnormal exercise electrocardiography (n=93), stress SPECT perfusion scans (n=121), stress echocardiography (n=3) and stress cardiac MRI (n=1). Patients were either asymptomatic (n=113) or had atypical chest pain (n=105). All patients underwent contrast-enhanced 64-slice MDCT coronary angiography and datasets were evaluated for the presence of coronary atherosclerotic plaques and significant coronary artery stenosis. Patients were followed for 8±3 months and the endpoints evaluated were: cardiac death, myocardial infarction, revascularization procedure performed >3 months after MDCT coronary angiography and unstable angina requiring hospitalization. Results: MDCT coronary angiography was either normal (n=90; 41%), demonstrated non-obstructive coronary atherosclerotic plaques (n=66; 30%) or exhibited significant coronary stenosis (n=62; 29%). Event-free survival was 100% for patients with normal coronary angiography, 98% for patients with non-obstructive plaques and 92% for patients with coronary stenosis (log-rank test P=0.01). One patient with a non-obstructive plaque involving the left main coronary artery died following an AMI (hazard ratio, 0.38; 95% confidence interval, 0.04 to 3.24). Among patients with coronary stenosis, 3 underwent revascularization procedures and 2 died (hazard ratio, 12.59; 95% confidence interval, 1.47 to 107.86). Conclusion: Among patients with equivocal or mildly abnormal non-invasive cardiac stress tests, a normal MDCT coronary angiography is associated with a very low risk for subsequent cardiac events. Further studies are necessary to determine the clinical significance of non-obstructive atherosclerotic plaques detected by MDCT coronary angiography in this patient population.

scholarly journals Comparison of Radiation Dose and Image Quality: 320-MDCT Versus 64-MDCT Coronary Angiography

2011 ◽  
Vol 197 (1) ◽  
pp. 163-168 ◽  
Author(s):  
Atif Khan ◽  
Faisal Khosa ◽  
Khurram Nasir ◽  
Aya Yassin ◽  
Melvin E. Clouse
Keyword(s):  
Image Quality ◽  
Radiation Dose ◽  
Coronary Angiography ◽  
Mdct Coronary Angiography

Anatomical variants and anomalies of the coronary tree studied with MDCT coronary angiography

2010 ◽  
Vol 115 (5) ◽  
pp. 679-692 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Malagò ◽  
M. D’Onofrio ◽  
S. Brunelli ◽  
L. La Grutta ◽  
M. Midiri ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Coronary Angiography ◽  
Anatomical Variants ◽  
Mdct Coronary Angiography

MDCT coronary angiography vs 2D echocardiography for the assessment of left ventricle functional parameters

2011 ◽  
Vol 116 (4) ◽  
pp. 505-520 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Malagò ◽  
D. Tavella ◽  
W. Mantovani ◽  
M. D’Onofrio ◽  
G. Caliari ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Coronary Angiography ◽  
Left Ventricle ◽  
Functional Parameters ◽  
2D Echocardiography ◽  
Mdct Coronary Angiography

MDCT coronary angiography for diagnosis of anomalous origin right coronary artery: a case report

2007 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 237-240 ◽  
Author(s):  
Domenico Lumia ◽  
Gianpaolo Carrafiello ◽  
Domenico Laganà ◽  
Andrea Canì ◽  
Sergio Ghiringhelli ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Coronary Artery ◽  
Coronary Angiography ◽  
Right Coronary Artery ◽  
Anomalous Origin ◽  
Mdct Coronary Angiography
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