[Technological advances in cardiac CT]

J Radiol. 2009 Sep;90(9 Pt 2):1161-71. doi: 10.1016/s0221-0363(09)73262-7.
[Article in French]

Abstract

The SFR-SFC presents guidelines dedicated to cardiac and coronary imaging using CT in the area of indications, technological requirement including both hardware and software, patient conditioning, CT protocols and related results concerning radiation dose, image quality and diagnostic value. These guidelines are based either on up-dated medical literature proofs and/or on expert consensus.

MeSH terms

  • Contrast Media
  • Coronary Angiography / methods
  • Coronary Disease / diagnostic imaging
  • Heart Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
  • Humans
  • Iodine Compounds
  • Practice Guidelines as Topic
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods*

Substances

  • Contrast Media
  • Iodine Compounds