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Aortic, Renal, and Carotid CT Angiography

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During the past decade, we have been witness to a tremendous development in the field of CT imaging. CTA has gained remarkably by improvements in scan time and image quality, replacing diagnostic angiography in many cases of peripheral, carotid, and renal angiography. These vascular beds do not suffer from motion artifacts, so imaging with CT is ideal. CTA is less expensive, less invasive, and allows simultaneous visualization of large anatomic areas from multiple angles using 3-D display. Nevertheless, along with exciting advances, MDCT also carries some emerging and important issues such as increased patient radiation exposure and continued exposure to iodinated contrast.

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    Matthew J. Budoff MD, FACC, FAHA

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    Matthew J. Budoff MD, FACC, FAHA

  2. Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    Jerold S. Shinbane MD, FACC

  3. Department of Internal Medicine II, University of Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany

    Stephan Achenbach MD, FESC

  4. Department of Cardiology, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA

    Paolo Raggi MD

  5. Cardiovascular Disease, The Ohio State University, Dublin, OH, USA

    John A. Rumberger PhD, MD

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Budoff, M.J. (2006). Aortic, Renal, and Carotid CT Angiography. In: Budoff, M.J., Shinbane, J.S., Achenbach, S., Raggi, P., Rumberger, J.A. (eds) Cardiac CT Imaging. Springer, London . https://doi.org/10.1007/1-84628-146-6_14

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