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Detection of Palmaz-Schatz stent by ultrafast CT
O Yamaoka1, K Ikeno, H Fujioka
1First Department of Internal Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science, Ohtsu, Japan.
Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography
|January 1, 1995
Abstract:
We present a case of Palmaz-Schatz stent in the anterior descending coronary artery in a patient in whom restenosis occurred repeatedly after balloon angioplasty. The location of the stent was confirmed by ultrafast CT. The Palmaz-Schatz stent is barely visible by fluoroscopy and confirmation of its location by fluoroscopy is difficult after failure of stent delivery. However, ultrafast CT enabled the clear detection of a Palmaz-Schatz stent without artifacts and may be valuable in confirming its location.