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Semi-Automatic Graphical Tool for Measuring Coronary Artery Spatially Weighted Calcium Score from Gated Cardiac Computed Tomography Images
Published on: September 22, 2023
[Multidetector computed tomography of coronary arteries: state of the art. Second part: clinical applications]
Aloha Meave González1, Erick Alexánderson Rosas, Mónica Rodríguez Valero
1Departamento de Tomografía Cardíaca del Institute Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, Ciudad de México, Tlalpan, México, DF.
Abstract:
At the beginning of the evaluation of Coronary Artery Disease (CAD), Coronary Multidetector Computed Tomography (MDCT) was exclusively used to detect calcified plaques in coronary arteries through the Calcium Score, whose value by itself is limited. Nowadays, thanks to the technological advancements, potential clinical applications, with this method, include detection of coronary arterial stenosis, assessment of coronary bridges, and evaluation of anomalous coronaries. The intraluminal coronary stent evaluation is not possible yet, but this might become possible with the new-generation scanners. At the moment, the published results seem to be promising, nonetheless, the enthusiasm generated by this method should be accompanied by adequate training, as well as by its validation and certification.
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