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Cardiac imaging with digital subtraction angiography

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Central cardiovascular anatomy and function have been evaluated with intravenous digital subtraction angiography (DSA). The subtraction techniques used for studying the left ventricle (LV) were mask mode, time interval difference and functional subtraction. Aside from contrast enhancement, a major use of digital fluoroscopy for cardiac applications has been computer-assisted quantitative analysis of LV dimensions and function.

Left ventricular volumes and wall thickness determined from DSA studies have correlated closely with direct left ventriculograms and sonocardiometry measurements in patients and animals, respectively. Measurements of segmental LV contraction with DSA correlated closely with direct left ventriculography in normal patients and patients with coronary artery disease. The sensitivity of intravenous DSA for detecting significant coronary artery disease was increased by performing DSA immediately after increasing the myocardial oxygen demands by atrial pacing.

The advantages and disadvantages of DSA in relation to other semi-or non-invasive imaging modalities are discussed.

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    G. B. John Mancini M.D. & Robert A. Slutsky

  2. Department of Radiology, University of California Medical Center, San Diego, California, USA

    Charles B. Higgins, Sharon L. Norris & Robert A. Slutsky

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John Mancini, G.B., Higgins, C.B., Norris, S.L. et al. Cardiac imaging with digital subtraction angiography. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 6, 252–262 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02552445

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