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Coronary CT angiography has been increasingly used in the diagnosis of coronary artery
disease owing to rapid technological developments, which are reflected in the improved …

Background—Coronary computed tomography angiography (CTA) enables accurate
anatomic evaluation of coronary artery stenosis but lacks information about hemodynamic …

OBJECTIVE. CT myocardial perfusion imaging is rapidly becoming an important adjunct to
coronary CT angiography for the anatomic and functional assessment of coronary artery …

OBJECTIVE. Interest in dual-energy CT (DECT) for evaluating the myocardial blood supply,
as an addition to coronary artery assessment, is increasing. Although it is still in the early …

Dual-energy computed tomography (DECT) allows distinguishing between tissues with
similar X-ray attenuation but different atomic numbers. Recent studies demonstrated that this …

Aims We aimed to compare imaging findings of infective endocarditis between computed
tomography (CT) and transoesophageal echocardiography (TEE) using surgical inspection …

Multidetector row computed tomography (CT) allows noninvasive anatomic and functional
imaging of the heart, great vessels, and coronary arteries. In recent years, there have been …

OBJECTIVE: To prospectively evaluate the accuracy of left and right ventricular function and
myocardial mass measurements based on a dual-step, low radiation dose protocol with …

The assessment of ventricular function, cardiac chamber dimensions, and ventricular mass
is fundamental for clinical diagnosis, risk assessment, therapeutic decisions, and prognosis …