Clinical situations in which coronary CT angiography confers superior diagnostic information compared with coronary angiography
DIAGNOSTIC AND INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY, vol.18, no.3, pp.261-269, 2012 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Review
- Volume: 18 Issue: 3
- Publication Date: 2012
- Doi Number: 10.4261/1305-3825.dir.5064-11.1
- Journal Name: DIAGNOSTIC AND INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.261-269
- Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
- Erciyes University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
In this review, we aimed to outline the clinical and pathological conditions for which multidetector computed tomography coronary angiography (MDCT-CA) should be the preferred method because of its advantages over conventional coronary angiography (CCA). A consistent body of literature suggests that MDCT-CA is more than just complementary to CCA and that it provides more valuable diagnostic information in certain clinical situations, such as complex coronary artery variations, aorto-ostial lesions, follow-up of bypass grafts, myocardial bridging, coronary artery fistulas, aortic and coronary artery dissections, and cases in which the coronary ostia cannot be cannulated by a catheter because of massive atherosclerosis or extremely tortuous vascular structures.