Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5955006 | Chest | 2015 | 14 Pages |
Abstract
In the past, thoracic and cardiac imaging were two distinct specialties of radiology. The technical evolution, however, has changed their boundaries with an important impact on CT imaging practices and has opened the new era of “cardiothoracic” imaging, due to the strong anatomic, mechanical, physiologic, physiopathologic, and therapeutic cardiopulmonary correlations. Modern thoracic radiologists can no longer avoid the assessment of heart and coronary arteries, as they used to do with earlier generations of CT scanner. The advent of ECG gating and state-of-art CT scanner faster rotation speed, high spatial and temporal resolution, high-pitch mode, shorter acquisition time, and dedicated cardiac reconstruction algorithms has opened new possibilities for chest imaging, integrating cardiac morphologic and even functional information within a diagnostic chest CT scan. The aim of this review is to briefly show and summarize the concept of integrated cardiothoracic imaging, which redefines the boundaries of chest CT imaging, opening the door to a new radiologic specialty.
Keywords
ATSPAPVRIVCPFOCXRDSCTAHTMDCTmultidetector CTIHDCMPPHTCTAAtherosclerosisCT angiographypartial anomalous pulmonary venous returnright ventricleleft ventriclePatent foramen ovalecoronary artery diseaseischemic heart diseaseRight atriumChest radiographDual-source CTHeart rateCADarterial hypertensioncardiovascularatrial septal defectASDInferior vena cavaPulmonary hypertensionCardiomyopathy
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Authors
Riccardo MD, Federica MD, Valentina MD, Biagio MD, Giancarlo MD, Claudia MD, Agostino MD, Luigi MD, Lorenzo MD,