Type:
Educational Exhibit
Keywords:
Performed at one institution, Not applicable, Education and training, Cardiac Assist Devices, Diagnostic procedure, CT-Angiography, Vascular, Cardiac, Arteries / Aorta
Authors:
D. PETITE1, A. Weitz Morandini2, I. RIVERA2, V. MOÑIVAS2, S. MINGO2, V. Cuartero Revilla2, M. P. Hernandez2; 1Majadahonda, SPAIN/ES, 2Madrid/ES
DOI:
10.26044/ecr2020/C-14933
Background
The widespread use of Multidetector Computed Tomography (MDCT) for detection of the coronary arteries disease has allowed this technique to demonstrate its capabilities, as for spatial and temporal resolution. In the last fifteen years, the world of both Cardiology and Thoracic Imaging has witnessed great steps in the diagnosis of cardiac CT´s main indication, coronary artery disease.
Our experience with a 64-MDCT showed progressive improvements in coronary CTA, not only in depicting vascular anatomy and disease ( Fig. 1 ), including 2D and 3D, reformatted images ( Fig.2 ), but also an increasingly good experience in the case of other structures, as pulmonary veins in the pre-ablation CT planning ( Fig.3 ). But cardiac CT was able to win capabilities over time, as the rest of the anatomic structures, cardiac cavities ( Fig. 4 ), and walls ( Fig.5 ) or cardiac valves, can serve as examples.