Multi-slice computed tomography coronary angiography – coronary artery anomalies
| Autor: | Dragan Javoran |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
education.field_of_study medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Population medicine.disease Hypoplasia Coronary artery disease Coronary arteries Stenosis medicine.anatomical_structure Ectasia Internal medicine Angiography medicine Cardiology Radiology Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine education business Artery |
| Zdroj: | Cardiologia Croatica. 8:e2-e3 |
| ISSN: | 1848-5448 1848-543X |
| Popis: | MSCT-coronary angiography (MSCT-CA) is a minimally invasive, 3D imaging modality. It offers superior appraisal of coronary artery morphology and eventual stenosis in patients with suspicion on coronary artery disease. In addition, MSCT-CA enables accurate assessment of the vessel wall, particularly plaque characteristics and coronary anatomy in a 3D fashion, thereby allowing optimal relative positioning of anatomical structures, 3D visualisation enables determination of vessel origin and course but also helps to identify the dependant myocardial territory, a basic principle of CAA (coronary artery anomalies) classification. Congenital anomalies of coronary arteries (CAA) vary in prevalence of about less than 1% in general population. Later are frequently found in combination with other congenital heart defects. Coronary anomalies are classified into three anatomic categories: anomalies of origin and course, anomalies of termination, coronary atresia, hypoplasia, or ectasia. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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