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Assessment of Cardiac Structure and Function by Computed Tomography Angiography

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Knowledge of cardiac ejection fractions [1], absolute ventricular volumes [2, 3], and location and extent of regional wall motion abnormalities provides valuable diagnostic and prognostic information, and noninvasive cardiac imaging has become the reference standard in routine clinical practice. EBT (electron beam CT) was introduced in the early 1980s as the first viable CT scanner capable of measuring cardiac structure and function, but manufacturing was stopped in 2003, although scanners still function in a handful of centers. High-resolution multi-detector CT (MDCT) scanners capable of quantitative imaging of the heart were introduced around 2002. Initially 16-slice scanners were validated but the current state of the art is 64+-slice scanners. This chapter discusses the use of 64+-slice MDCT for assessment of cardiac structure and function.

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    Matthew J. Budoff

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Rumberger, J.A. (2010). Assessment of Cardiac Structure and Function by Computed Tomography Angiography. In: Budoff, M., Shinbane, J. (eds) Cardiac CT Imaging. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84882-650-2_11

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