Mdct Coronary Angiography - Postprocessing, Reading, and Reporting: Last but Not Least. (April 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Marano, Riccardo; Savino, Giancarlo; Merlino, Biagio; Verrillo, Gemma; Silvestri, Valentina; Tricarico, Francesco; Meduri, Agostino; Natale, Luigi; Bonomo, Lorenzo
• Is Part Of: Acta radiologica. Volume 54:Number 3(2013)
• Page Start: 249
• Page End: 258
• Publication Date: 2013-04
• Subjects: Cardiac -- CT angiography -- heart -- MDCT postprocessing -- MDCT structured report; Radiology, Medical -- Periodicals; Radiography, Medical -- Periodicals; Radiotherapy -- Periodicals; 616.0757
• DOI: 10.1258/ar.2012.120205
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0284-1851

Abstract

Significant literature on MDCT coronary angiography (MDCT-CA) has emerged in the last decade concerning patient's selection, technical aspects of different generations of CT equipment, ECG gating, contrast material and beta-blockade administration, acquisition parameters, and radiation dose. However, the literature regarding postprocessing, reading, and reporting is not so extensive. This review highlights the main elements of MDCT-CA data analysis, thereby allowing the radiologist to take full advantage of this technology and enable a structured report to be generated, promoting best practice with high-quality results.