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Dual Energy CTA will help you in making the diagnosis. It will show perfusion defects when a clot is occluding the thoracic vessel(s). Read more

High-pitch dual-source CTPA in freely breathing patients effectively produces images that are free of artifacts related to breathing and cardiac motion. Hence, Valsalva-related artifacts can be eliminated using this technique. Read more

Case history 2 day old baby with complex congenital heart disease.  CTA was done for definition of aortic arch anatomy. Diagnosis Interrupted aortic arch type b, with a patent ductus arteriosus supplying the descending aorta. The left subclavian artery arises from the proximal descending aorta. The patient additionally had a large ventricular … Read more

Automated attenuation-based tube potential selection based on the attenuation profile of the topogram is feasible, provides a diagnostic image quality of body CTA, and reduces overall radiation dose by 25% as compared with a standard protocol with 120 kV. Read more

We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to determine the predictive value of findings of coronary computed tomography angiography for incident cardiovascular events. Read more

We have the pleasure to welcome Dr. Gregor Pache in our Dual Source CT community. He is Head of Section Cardiovascular Radiology and Senior Radiologist at the University Heart Centre Freiburg-Bad Krozingen, Germany. He … Read more

Intra-individual comparisons of image quality of body CTA suggest that raw data-based iterative reconstruction allows for dose reduction >50% while maintaining image quality. Read more