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During the past decade, we have been witness to a tremendous development in the field of CT imaging. CTA has gained remarkably by improvements in scan time and image quality, replacing diagnostic angiography in many cases of peripheral, carotid, and renal angiography. These vascular beds do not suffer from motion artifacts, so imaging with CT is ideal. CTA is less expensive, less invasive, and allows simultaneous visualization of large anatomic areas from multiple angles using 3-D display. Nevertheless, along with exciting advances, MDCT also carries some emerging and important issues such as increased patient radiation exposure and continued exposure to iodinated contrast.
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Budoff, M.J. (2006). Aortic, Renal, and Carotid CT Angiography. In: Budoff, M.J., Shinbane, J.S., Achenbach, S., Raggi, P., Rumberger, J.A. (eds) Cardiac CT Imaging. Springer, London . https://doi.org/10.1007/1-84628-146-6_14
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