1. ROLE OF MDCT CARDIAC CT AND
CORONARY CTA IN DIAGNOSIS OF
CARDIAC PATIENTS.
BY:
DR. TALAAT KHATER, M.SC.
RADIOLOGY SPECIALIST
2. A PIECE OF WISDOM.
•The coronary CTA is used to rule out
rather than to rule in the presence of
obstructive coronary artery disease.
3. CARDIAC CTA VS CARDIAC CATH.
Better strategies rather than cardiac cath. are needed for
risk stratification in routine clinical practice.
Prof. Patel, et al. NEJM march 2010.
Better strategies rather than cardiac cath. are needed for
risk stratification in routine clinical practice.
Prof. Patel, et al. NEJM march 2010.
4. A HINT OF BASICS (HOW IT IS POSSIBLE)
• Rapid, continuous and complex movement.
• Short cardiac cycle.
• Respiratory movement.
• Patient compliance.
DEVELOPMENT OF MDCT MADE IT POSSIBLE.
11. CALCIUM SCORING
• Atherosclerosis and CAC.
• Negative predictive value.
• Correlated to age and gender.
• Risk assessment (risk stratification).
• Agatston ca score and volume score.