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Cardiac CT: non-coronary applications.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20237011     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Cardiac CT involves acquisition of high-quality ECG-gated dynamic images of the heart. ECG gating allows exquisite delineation of the coronary arteries, which are subjected to respiratory and cardiac motion. Cardiac CT has an established role in the assessment of coronary artery disease in selected patient groups and permits detailed assessment of cardiac and great vessel anatomy. The technique can also be used for a number of non-coronary applications including assessment of the pericardium, cardiac tumours and pulmonary veins. In this article, these applications are reviewed and the salient imaging findings across a range of structural cardiac disease illustrated.
Authors:
Deepa Gopalan; Vimal Raj; Edward T D Hoey
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Postgraduate medical journal     Volume:  86     ISSN:  1469-0756     ISO Abbreviation:  Postgrad Med J     Publication Date:  2010 Mar 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-03-18     Completed Date:  2010-04-28     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0234135     Medline TA:  Postgrad Med J     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  165-73     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Radiology, Papworth Hospital, Papworth Everard, Cambridge, UK. deepa.gopalan@btopenworld.com
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Cardiomyopathies / radiography
Chest Pain / radiography
Electrocardiography / methods
Heart Diseases / radiography*
Heart Neoplasms / radiography
Heart Valve Diseases / radiography
Humans
Pulmonary Veins / radiography
Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods*

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