Usefulness of three-dimensional visualization of coronary arteries using electron-beam computed tomography data with volume rendering
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Anatomical Reconstructions of the Human Cardiac Venous System using Contrast-computed Tomography of Perfusion-fixed Specimens
Published on: April 18, 2013
N Funabashi1, A Matsumoto, T Yoshida
1The Third Department of Internal Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba-city, Japan.
Abstract:
Three-dimensional images of the coronary arteries using electron-beam computed tomography (EBCT) data with shaded surface rendering makes it possible to achieve images easily with a short reconstruction time. However, a lower threshold is required to estimate vessel diameters and there is a quantitative problem compared with conventional coronary arteriography. In combination with volume rendering, EBCT may be useful to detect the normal coronary artery wall, the major components of the atherosclerotic plaque (lipid, fibrous connective tissue and calcium). EBCT scans offer a new, non-invasive alternative to conventional coronary arteriography for diagnosis of coronary artery disease.
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