State-of-the-art in CT hardware and scan modes for cardiovascular CT

Sandra Halliburton; Armin Arbab-Zadeh; Damini Dey; Andrew J Einstein; Ralph Gentry; Richard T George; Thomas Gerber; Mahadevappa Mahesh; Wm Guy Weigold

doi:10.1016/j.jcct.2012.04.005

State-of-the-art in CT hardware and scan modes for cardiovascular CT

J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr. 2012 May-Jun;6(3):154-63. doi: 10.1016/j.jcct.2012.04.005. Epub 2012 Apr 7.

Authors

Sandra Halliburton¹, Armin Arbab-Zadeh, Damini Dey, Andrew J Einstein, Ralph Gentry, Richard T George, Thomas Gerber, Mahadevappa Mahesh, Wm Guy Weigold

Affiliation

¹ Imaging Institute and Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH 44195, USA. [email protected]

Abstract

Multidetector row computed tomography (CT) allows noninvasive anatomic and functional imaging of the heart, great vessels, and coronary arteries. In recent years, there have been several advances in CT hardware, which have expanded the clinical utility of CT for cardiovascular imaging; such advances are ongoing. This review article from the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography Basic and Emerging Sciences and Technology Working Group summarizes the technical aspects of current state-of-the-art CT hardware and describes the scan modes this hardware supports for cardiovascular CT imaging.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Coronary Angiography / instrumentation*
Coronary Angiography / trends*
Coronary Artery Disease / diagnostic imaging*
Equipment Design
Equipment Failure Analysis
Humans
Image Enhancement / instrumentation*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed / instrumentation*

Grants and funding

R01 HL109711/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States