Keywords:
Cardiac, CT, CT-Quantitative, Computer Applications-3D
Authors:
E. Conte, S. Mushtaq, M. E. Mancini, A. D. Annoni, A. Formenti, M. Guglielmo, G. Muscogiuri, G. Pontone, D. Andreini; Milan/IT
DOI:
10.26044/ecr2019/C-1071
Aims and objectives
Cardiac CT has been introduced in clinical practice as a valuable tool for non-invasive evaluation of coronary anatomy,
especially in heart failure settings (Class IIb indication in 2016 ESC Guidelines).
Moreover cardiac CT has been recently described as a useful tool for a comprehensive assessment of cardiac anatomy and function,
other than the sole evaluation of coronary anatomy.
More specifically,
computed tomography delayed enhancement for the identification of myocardial fibrosis have been demonstrated to be feasible and accurate when compared to cardiac MRI evaluation.
However,
all these applications have been evaluated on separate settings and at the expense of not negligible radiation dose (8-15 mSv).
Aim of the present study is to evaluate feasibility and accuracy of a comprehensive functional and anatomical cardiac evaluation with last generation cardiac CT scanner vs MRI and vs.
ICA when the latter is performed for clinical reasons