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Contraindications to Coronary CT Angiography

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Imaging Coronary Arteries

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Computed tomography (CT) technology has undergone major advances over the last decade, with no advance being more important than the development of 64-slice multidetector CT (MDCT) scanners. In parallel, the contraindications to coronary CT angiography (CCTA) have decreased, although there are still several absolute contraindications to this procedure. This chapter addresses the absolute contraindications to CCTA with respect to the medical/technical aspects of the exam, as well as the clinical absolute contraindications.

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  1. Atlantic Medical Imaging, Galloway, NJ, USA

    David A. Dowe (Coronary CTA, Program Director)

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  1. Atlantic Medical Imaging, Galloway, NJ, USA

    David A. Dowe (Coronary CTA Program Director) (Coronary CTA Program Director)

  2. Casa di Cura Mater Dei, Rome, Italy

    Massimo Fioranelli (Head of Heart Center, Scientific Director of the Centro Studi in Scienze della Vita) (Head of Heart Center, Scientific Director of the Centro Studi in Scienze della Vita)

  3. “Guglielmo Marconi” University, Rome, Italy

    Massimo Fioranelli (Head of Heart Center, Scientific Director of the Centro Studi in Scienze della Vita) (Head of Heart Center, Scientific Director of the Centro Studi in Scienze della Vita)

  4. Radiology Department, Casa di Cura Mater Dei, Rome, Italy

    Paolo Pavone

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Dowe, D.A. (2013). Contraindications to Coronary CT Angiography. In: Dowe, D.A., Fioranelli, M., Pavone, P. (eds) Imaging Coronary Arteries. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-2682-7_17

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