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In Vivo Quantitative Assessment of Myocardial Structure, Function, Perfusion and Viability Using Cardiac Micro-computed Tomography
Published on: February 16, 2016
Myocardial perfusion imaging and infarct characterization using multidetector cardiac computed tomography
Gastón A Rodríguez-Granillo1, Carlos A Ingino, Pedro Lylyk
1Gastón A Rodríguez-Granillo, Carlos A Ingino, Pedro Lylyk, Department of Cardiovascular Imaging, Clínica La Sagrada Familia, José Hernández 1642 C1426EOB, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Abstract:
Until recently, computed tomography coronary angiography was restricted to the anatomical assessment of coronary stenosis, whereas the functional significance of coronary lesions remained outside of its scope. Nevertheless, the kinetics of iodinated contrast is similar to gadolinium-diethylenetriamine pentaacetic acid used in contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging, allowing assessment of myocardial perfusion and viability by cardiac computed tomography.
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