Abstract
CT scanners are now able to acquire images rapidly enough to “freeze” the heart in time and clearly delineate the coronary arteries. This chapter discusses the patient preparation required to obtain a cardiac or coronary CTA and indications for cardiac CTA.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | Radiology Fundamentals: Introduction to Imaging & Technology |
Publisher | Springer International Publishing |
Pages | 57-62 |
Number of pages | 6 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9783030221737 |
ISBN (Print) | 9783030221720 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1 2020 |
Keywords
- Angiography
- Arrhythmia
- CAD
- Catheterization
- Coronary
- CTA
- Diastole
- ECG
- Gated
- Infarction
- Stenosis
- Systole
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Medicine