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Cardiac Anatomy by CT

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Two-dimensional images are the basis for interpretation of all CT imaging, including CT angiography. Understanding the anatomy, being able to track the structures on consecutive slices, and ultimately diagnosing these studies accurately will be dependent on the CT user’s understanding of the axial images and corresponding anatomy. This is probably the most important skill to learn, as virtually all diagnoses can be made based solely on the original axial image set. Analysis of the 2-D images has been shown to be as accurate for the diagnosis of obstructive CAD as 3-D imaging, and superior to some reconstruction methods (see Chapter 4).

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  1. Department of Cardiology, Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA, USA

    Philip H. Tseng BS

  2. Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA, USA

    Matthew J. Budoff MD, FACC, FAHA

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  1. Los Angeles Biomedical Research, Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA, USA

    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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Tseng, P.H., Budoff, M.J. (2006). Cardiac Anatomy by CT. 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_3

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