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Important advances in technology and unique applications to cardiovascular computed tomography
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Important advances in technology and unique applications to cardiovascular computed tomography

Kongkiat Chaikriangkrai, Su Yeon Choi, Faisal Nabi and Su Min Chang
Methodist DeBakey cardiovascular journal, Vol.10(3), pp.152-158
07/2014
DOI: 10.14797/mdcj-10-3-152
PMCID: PMC4280239
PMID: 25574342
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https://europepmc.org/articles/pmc4280239View
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Abstract

For the past decade, multidetector cardiac computed tomography and its main application, coronary computed tomography angiography, have been established as a noninvasive technique for anatomical assessment of coronary arteries. This new era of coronary artery evaluation by coronary computed tomography angiography has arisen from the rapid advancement in computed tomography technology, which has led to massive diagnostic and prognostic clinical studies in various patient populations. This article gives a brief overview of current multidetector cardiac computed tomography systems, developing cardiac computed tomography technologies in both hardware and software fields, innovative radiation exposure reduction measures, multidetector cardiac computed tomography functional studies, and their newer clinical applications beyond coronary computed tomography angiography.
 Cardiovascular Diseases - diagnostic imaging Coronary Angiography - instrumentation Coronary Angiography - methods Coronary Angiography - trends Diffusion of Innovation Equipment Design Humans Multidetector Computed Tomography - instrumentation Multidetector Computed Tomography - methods Multidetector Computed Tomography - trends Predictive Value of Tests Prognosis Radiation Dosage Radiographic Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted Severity of Illness Index Software Design Tomography Scanners, X-Ray Computed - trends

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