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Reading and Reporting

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In this chapter, we describe how to read and report cardiac CT angiography studies.

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    The approach may vary with the workstation used.

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    Double-oblique orthogonal reconstructions, thin-slab maximum-intensity projections, and curved multiplanar reformation are very helpful displays for evaluating the major coronary arteries and their large side-branches. Any pathology detected on such advanced reconstructions should be confirmed on original axial, coronal, or sagittal slices.

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    The elements are basically the same as for general radiological (CT) reports.

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    To explain why an examination with radiation exposure was necessary.

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  1. Afdeling Radiologie, Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum, Postbus 9600, 2300 RC, Leiden, The Netherlands

    L. J. M. Kroft

  2. CharitéCentrum 06 für diagnostische und interventionelle Radiologie und Nuklearmedizin, Institut für Radiologie, CCM, Charitéplatz 1, 10117, Berlin, Germany

    M. Dewey

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Kroft, L.J.M., Dewey, M. (2011). Reading and Reporting. In: Cardiac CT. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-14022-8_14

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