Real-time volumetric imaging of human heart without electrocardiographic gating by 256-detector row computed tomography: Initial experience

Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 694-698

  Kondo, Chisato ^a   Mori, Shinichiro ^b   Endo, Masahiro ^b   Kusakabe, Kiyoko ^a   Suzuki, Naoki ^c   Hattori, Asaki ^c   Kusakabe, Masahiro ^d  

^a TOKYO WOMEN'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF RADIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^c JIKEI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FUKUI   (Japan)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Cone beam; Coronary angiography; Myocardial perfusion; Ventricular function

Indexed keywords

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

CARDIAC IMAGING; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONE BEAM; CONE-BEAM COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; HUMAN HEART; MYOCARDIAL PERFUSION; REAL- TIME; VENTRICULAR FUNCTIONS; VOLUMETRIC IMAGING;

HEART;

IOPAMIDOL; IOPAMIRON 370;

ADULT; ALGORITHM; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE WALL MOTION; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; HEART VENTRICLE CONTRACTION; HEART VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART VENTRICLE VOLUME; HUMAN; LEFT CORONARY ARTERY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGHT CORONARY ARTERY; VOLUMETRY;

EID: 25844520732     PISSN: 03638715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.rct.0000173844.89988.37     Document Type: Article

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