[Cardiac imaging by means of four-detector row computed tomography and cardiac gating]

E Ketelslegers; E Coche; P Goffette; B Gerber; B Maldague; B E Van Beers

[Cardiac imaging by means of four-detector row computed tomography and cardiac gating]

J Radiol. 2003 Sep;84(9):983-92.

[Article in French]

Authors

E Ketelslegers¹, E Coche, P Goffette, B Gerber, B Maldague, B E Van Beers

Affiliation

¹ Département d'Imagerie Médicale, Cliniques Universitaires UCL Saint-Luc, Bruxelles, Belgique. [email protected]

PMID: 13679751

Abstract

Electrocardiographically-assisted imaging is a recent development in multislice spiral computed tomography. In this article, we summarize the principles of four-detector row CT for cardiac applications. Following is an overview of the potential of this technique to evaluate the heart, the thoracic aorta, and the paracardiac pulmonary parenchyma. Technical considerations for optimal imaging are highlighted.

Publication types

Comparative Study

MeSH terms

Aorta, Thoracic / diagnostic imaging
Artifacts
Coronary Angiography*
Coronary Disease / diagnostic imaging
Electrocardiography*
Heart / diagnostic imaging*
Heart Atria / diagnostic imaging
Heart Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
Heart Valves / diagnostic imaging
Humans
Myxoma / diagnostic imaging
Radiation Dosage
Stroke Volume
Tomography, Spiral Computed / instrumentation
Tomography, Spiral Computed / methods*