Objective: Multislice computed tomography is an emerging technology with the potential for non-invasive coronary investigation. The aim of this study was to evaluate the feasibility and limitations of multislice computed tomography in the detection of coronary artery disease. Patients and Methods: Multislice computed tomography was performed in symptomatic patients with atypical chest pain and ...

Introduction:Cystic hydatidosis is a zoonoticdisease thatis mostly observedin the Mediterranean region. This infectious disease may present throughdifferent manifestations that may delay the diagnosis and cause various complications for the patients. Most of the cases are usually diagnosed by imaging studies and the related management could be medical or surgical depending on the patient’s clin...

OBJECTIVE To assess the relation between coronary artery disease and the calcification index on helical computed tomography. METHOD We studied 22 patients (ages ranging from 40 to 70 years) who underwent coronary angiography because of chest pain suggestive of angina pectoris. Findings on coronary angiography were classified as follows: significant obstructive disease (stenosis > or = 50 %), ...

Advances in 64-row multidetector computed tomography have provided noninvasive imaging of coronary arteries. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of coronary artery anomalies in Iranian symptomatic patients and to determine the presence of anomalies resulting in myocardial ischaemia without atherosclerotic plaque. This study was carried out in Tabriz University of medical scienc...

UNLABELLED Variation of anterior interventricular vein draining into the left atrium is an extremely rare occurrence. Multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) coronary angiography has recently become the gold standard for depicting anatomical variations and anomalies of coronary arteries and veins. We herein have reported the case of a 36-year-old male whose anterior interventricular vein drain...

Computed Tomography Angiography and Myocardial Computed Tomography Perfusion in Patients With Coronary Stents Prospective Intraindividual Comparison With Conventional Coronary Angiography Matthias Rief, MD,* Elke Zimmermann, MD,* Fabian Stenzel, MD,* Peter Martus, PHD,y Karl Stangl, MD,z Johannes Greupner, MD,* Fabian Knebel, MD,z Anisha Kranz, MS,* Peter Schlattmann, PHD,x Michael Laule, MD,z ...

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES To evaluate the capability of multidetector computed tomography to diagnose the coronary etiology of left ventricular dysfunction compared with using invasive coronary angiography and magnetic resonance. METHODS Forty consecutive patients with left ventricular dysfunction of uncertain etiology underwent invasive coronary angiography and contrast magnetic resonance....

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS Penetrating palatal trauma in children presents a diagnostic dilemma regarding the small but severe risk of injury to carotid vessels. Decisions regarding which children require computed tomography with angiography must be balanced against the risk of radiation-induced malignancy. Our objectives were to compare outcomes between children with and without computed tomography...

A 76-year-old woman underwent a coronary artery computed tomography angiography (CTA) to exclude coronary occlusive disease after a segmental inferoseptal hypokinesia was discovered at echocardiography in the workup for atypical chest pain. The patient has a body mass index of 40 kg/m2, a history of arterial hypertension, hyperlipidemia, hypothyroidism, and type 2 diabetes. Her drug regimen con...