作者: Matthew J Budoff , Stephan Achenbach , Roger S Blumenthal , J Jeffrey Carr , Jonathan G Goldin
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.106.178458
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摘要: This scientific statement reviews the data for cardiac computed tomography (CT) related to imaging of coronary artery disease (CAD) and atherosclerosis. Cardiac CT is a technique that accounts motion, typically through use ECG gating. The utility limitations generations systems are reviewed in this with emphasis on measurement CAD calcified plaque (CACP) noncalcified plaque. Successive technology have been applied beginning early 1980s conventional CT, electron beam (EBCT) 1987, multidetector (MDCT) 1999. Compared other modalities, has undergone an accelerated …