The 3D CT data set can be evaluated by various ... the circumflex coronary branch continues at the dorsoposterior side. The right coronary artery (RCA) arises further caudal, at the right aortic ...

Cardiac computed tomography (cardiac CT) includes coronary CT ... intermediate pretest probability for coronary disease 5. Evaluation of patency coronary artery bypass grafts 1.

Rapid improvements in technology mean that newer-generation spiral CT scanners are capable of higher spatial and temporal resolution than earlier scanners; 64-slice coronary artery CT has recently ...

by visual assessment in the proximal right coronary artery. CT-FFR and invasive FFR measured at 2 cm distal to the lesion were 0.59 and 0.64, respectively.

A 65-y-old woman with multiple cardiovascular risk factors presented with atypical chest pain, prompting a 1-d pharmacologic stress myocardial perfusion test using 99mTc sestamibi. Initial ...

Cardiac CT angiography, or CCTA, is used to help diagnose coronary artery disease, and can be employed as a first-line tool for patients suffering from chest pain. GE HealthCare said the ...

St. Luke’s University Health Network now offers a proven, noninvasive diagnostic option for people with suspected heart ...

As plaque (cholesterol deposits) builds up in coronary arteries, calcium is also deposited. A low-dose CT scan can measure the amount of calcium. Ideally, you would have a score of 0, and the higher ...

The heart muscle needs oxygen-rich blood to do its job. The vessels that feed the heart are called coronary arteries (shown in the diagram right) and they branch off from the body’s main artery, the ...

However, a new approach to determining risk and selecting a statin is the use of the coronary artery calcium (CAC ... the heart using computed tomography (CT) to look for calcium deposits in ...