Non-invasive coronary angiography with multi-detector computed tomography: comparison to conventional X-ray angiography.
Int J Cardiovasc Imaging
; 21(1): 63-72, 2005 Feb.
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| ID: mdl-15915941
Selective coronary angiography introduced clinical coronary imaging in the late 1950s. The angiographic identification of high-grade coronary lesions in patients with acute and chronic symptomatic coronary artery disease (CAD) led to the development of surgical and percutaneous coronary revascularization. However, the fact that CAD remains the major cause of death in North America and Europe demonstrates the need for novel, complementary diagnostic strategies. These are driven by the need to characterize both increasingly advanced disease stages but also early, asymptomatic disease development. Complex revascularization techniques for patients with advanced disease stages will initiate a growing demand for 3-dimensional coronary imaging and integration of imaging modalities with new mechanical therapeutic devices. An emerging focus is atherosclerosis imaging with the goal to identify subclinical disease stages as the basis for pharmacological intervention aimed at disease stabilization or reversal. Non-invasive coronary imaging with coronary multidetector computed tomographic angiography (MDCTA) allows both assessment of luminal stenosis and subclinical disease of the arterial wall. Its complementary role in the assessment of early and advanced stages of CAD is increasingly recognized.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Tomografía Computarizada por Rayos X
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Angiografía Coronaria
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Enfermedad Coronaria
Límite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Int J Cardiovasc Imaging
Asunto de la revista:
DIAGNOSTICO POR IMAGEM
Año:
2005
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos
Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos