Contrast leak mimicking detector malfunction in coronary artery calcium scoring

J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr. 2015 Nov-Dec;9(6):597-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jcct.2015.06.003. Epub 2015 Jul 10.

Authors

John N Makaryus¹, Shahryar G Saba¹, Amgad N Makaryus¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiology, North Shore University Hospital, Hofstra-North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine, Manhasset, NY, 11030, USA.

PMID: 26198264
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcct.2015.06.003

No abstract available

Keywords: artifacts; coronary artery calcium scoring; multidetector CT.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Artifacts*
Contrast Media / administration & dosage*
Coronary Angiography / instrumentation*
Coronary Angiography / methods
Coronary Artery Disease / diagnostic imaging*
Coronary Vessels / diagnostic imaging*
Equipment Failure
Humans
Male
Multidetector Computed Tomography / instrumentation*
Predictive Value of Tests
Tomography Scanners, X-Ray Computed*
Vascular Calcification / diagnostic imaging*

Substances

Contrast Media