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In this chapter, we describe how to read and report cardiac CT studies. For reading it is recommended to use axial images together with coronal and sagittal slices complemented by curved multiplanar reformations and double-oblique maximum-intensity projections. Typical artifacts and how to avoid them is also discussed in this chapter. Structured reporting of findings has the advantage that it improves consistency.

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

    L. J. M. Kroft Dr.

  2. Institut für Radiologie, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Charitéplatz 1, 10117, Berlin, Germany

    M. Dewey Prof. Dr. med.

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Kroft, L.J.M., Dewey, M. (2014). Reading and Reporting. In: Cardiac CT. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-41883-9_13

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