[Overview of cardiac contrast examination using 64-row multislice CT].

Multislice CT angiography in cardiac imaging. Part III: radiation risk and dose reduction.

With the introduction of 64- or more-slice computed tomography (CT) technology, multislice CT angiography has been increasingly used as a non-invasive modality for the diagnosis of coronary artery disease. Despite its potential advantages and promising clinical results, multislice CT angiography suffers from high radiation dose which contributes to radiation-induced malignancy in patients under...

Multislice CT cerebral angiography: the contrast studies for the imaging of 64-detector row spiral CT different tube voltage, tube current and CT energy spectrum on the radiation dose and image quality

Clinical utility of 64-row multislice CT angiography in the detection of cerebral aneurysms in acute subarachnoid haemorrhage.

CT angiography (CTA) is a fast examination performed with a time-optimised contrast injection to enhance the cerebral arteries. Being a new imaging modality in our hospital, evaluation of the effectiveness of 64-row multislice CTA in detecting intracranial aneurysms in ruptured subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH) cases is necessary. We conducted a descriptive prospective study by recruiting 30 conse...

Multislice computed tomography angiography in the diagnosis of coronary artery disease

Multislice CT angiography represents one of the most exciting technological revolutions in cardiac imaging and it has been increasingly used in the diagnosis of coronary artery disease. Rapid improvements in multislice CT scanners over the last decade have allowed this technique to become a potentially effective alternative to invasive coronary angiography in patients with suspected coronary ar...

Multislice CT angiography in cardiac imaging: prospective ECG-gating or retrospective ECG-gating?

With the advent of multislice CT more than a decade ago, multislice CT angiography has demonstrated a huge potential in the less invasive imaging of cardiovascular disease, especially in the diagnosis of coronary artery disease. The diagnostic accuracy of multislice CT angiography has been significantly augmented with the rapid technical developments ranging from the initial 4-slice, to the cur...