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With the introduction of the third generation of CT-Scanners with scanning times of 1 to 6 seconds, CT became a well accepted method in the diagnostics of thoracic and mediastinal diseases. The CT changed and partly replaced some of the well established diagnostic procedures of the mediastinum [8, 10, 17]. To differentiate vascular from nonvascular structures in the mediastinum by CT it is mostly necessary to enhance the blood density by means of an intravenously applied contrast agent. By this means cardiac structures [5] like the interventricular septum, the myocardium, the heart chambers, the coronary arteries, the coronary sinus, the peri-epicardium and the subepicardial space will also become visible.
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Rienmüller, R., Baumer, A., Kirsch, C.M., Strauer, BE. (1983). Quantification of Left Ventricular Function by Computed Tomography. In: Meyer, J., Schweizer, P., Erbel, R. (eds) Advances in Noninvasive Cardiology. Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine, vol 24. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-6720-5_12
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