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19755602

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-9-16
pubmed:abstractText
Although echocardiography remains the principal imaging technique for assessment of the cardiac valves, contrast material-enhanced electrocardiographically gated computed tomographic (CT) angiography is proving to be an increasingly valuable complementary modality in this setting. CT angiography allows excellent visualization of the morphologic features and function of the normal valves, as well as of a wide range of valve diseases, including congenital and acquired diseases, infectious endocarditis, and complications of valve replacement. The number, thickness, and opening and closing of the valve leaflets, as well as the presence of valve calcification, can be directly observed. CT angiography also permits simultaneous assessment of the valves and coronary arteries, which may prove valuable in presurgical planning. Unlike echocardiography and magnetic resonance imaging, however, CT angiography requires ionizing radiation and does not provide a direct measure of the valvular pressure gradient. Nevertheless, with further development of related imaging techniques, CT angiography can be expected to play an increasingly important role in the evaluation of the cardiac valves. Supplemental material available at http://radiographics.rsna.org/cgi/content/full/29/5/1393/DC1.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1527-1323
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
(c) RSNA, 2009.
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
29
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1393-412
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-11-22
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
CT angiography of the cardiac valves: normal, diseased, and postoperative appearances.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 22 S Greene St, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA. jchen1@umm.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review