Multidetector-row CT: cardiosurgery indications

Christopher Herzog; Selami Dogan; Gerhard Wimmer-Greinecker; Joern O Balzer; Martin G Mack; Thomas J Vogl

doi:10.1007/s00330-003-2102-6

Multidetector-row CT: cardiosurgery indications

Eur Radiol. 2003 Dec:13 Suppl 5:M82-7. doi: 10.1007/s00330-003-2102-6.

Authors

Christopher Herzog¹, Selami Dogan, Gerhard Wimmer-Greinecker, Joern O Balzer, Martin G Mack, Thomas J Vogl

Affiliation

¹ Institute for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, J.W. Goethe University Frankfurt, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60590 Frankfurt, Germany. [email protected]

PMID: 14989615
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-003-2102-6

Abstract

This article critically evaluates the role of multidetector-row CT before and after cardiosurgical procedures. In addition, technical aspects, such as scan protocols, optimal image reconstruction intervals, image reformation techniques, and data evaluation, are presented and briefly discussed.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Aortic Valve / diagnostic imaging
Cardiac Surgical Procedures*
Coronary Angiography
Coronary Artery Bypass
Heart Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
Heart Diseases / surgery
Humans
Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / methods*
Preoperative Care
Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods*