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Cardiovascular Computed Tomography: Current and Future Scanning System Design

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The heart can be visualized in gross form on any standard chest computed tomography (CT), but for detailed evaluation of cardiac anatomy exacting specifications of scanner hardware and software must be in place because: the heart is continually in motion, the structures of interest (i.e., coronary arteries) are small, and their curvilinear course requires multiplanar reformatting for analysis.

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  • Cardiac Compute Tomography
  • High Pitch
  • Entire Heart
  • Multiplanar Reformat
  • Dual Energy Compute Tomography

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  1. Department of Medicine (Cardiology), Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC, USA

    Wm. Guy Weigold MD

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  1. Los Angeles Biomedical Res. Institute, Dept. Cardiology, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, W. Carson St. 1124, Torrance, 90502, USA

    Matthew J. Budoff

  2. Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, San Pablo St. 1510, Los Angeles, 90033, USA

    Jerold S. Shinbane

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Weigold, W.G. (2010). Cardiovascular Computed Tomography: Current and Future Scanning System Design. In: Budoff, M., Shinbane, J. (eds) Cardiac CT Imaging. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84882-650-2_2

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