Cardiac CT and Detection of Coronary Artery Disease

摘要: Cardiac CT allows non-invasive imaging of the coronary arteries. Under certain circumstances, it can, therefore, play an important role for diagnosing artery disease. Particularly in patients with a relatively low pre-test likelihood disease, angiography has been shown to allow detection stenoses high sensitivity and is considered useful technique rule out disease selected clinical settings. Coronary advanced or after revascularization more difficult currently not indication CT. In addition detecting luminal stenosis, potential visualize characterize non-stenotic atherosclerotic plaque. Based on large amount prognostic data, calcium can be used refined risk stratification concerning future cardiovascular events. Imaging non-calcified plaque experimental, should decision-making. Future improvements image quality are expected expand cardiac assessment