Ability for Visualization, Reasons for Nonassessable Image, and Diagnostic Accuracy of 16-Slice Multidetector Row Helical Computed Tomography for the Assessment of the Entire Coronary Arteries

Kitagawa, Toshiro; Fujii, Takashi; Tomohiro, Yasuyuki; Maeda, Kouji; Kobayashi, Masakazu; Kunita, Eiji; Sekiguchi, Yoshitaka; Suzuki, Takayuki; Fujikawa, Kouichi; Yamaguchi, Hiroshi

doi:10.1016/j.amjcard.2004.12.062

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Volume 95, Issue 9 , Pages 1076-1079, 1 May 2005

Ability for Visualization, Reasons for Nonassessable Image, and Diagnostic Accuracy of 16-Slice Multidetector Row Helical Computed Tomography for the Assessment of the Entire Coronary Arteries

Toshiro Kitagawa, MD
- Department of Cardiology, Hiroshima General Hospital, Hatsukaichi, Japan
- Department of Molecular and Internal Medicine, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
- Dr. Kitagawa's address is: Department of Molecular and Internal Medicine, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi Minami-Ku, Hiroshima 734-8551, Japan
Takashi Fujii, MD
- Department of Cardiology, Hiroshima General Hospital, Hatsukaichi, Japan
Yasuyuki Tomohiro, MD
- Department of Cardiology, Hiroshima General Hospital, Hatsukaichi, Japan
Kouji Maeda, MD
- Department of Cardiology, Hiroshima General Hospital, Hatsukaichi, Japan
Masakazu Kobayashi, MD
- Department of Cardiology, Hiroshima General Hospital, Hatsukaichi, Japan
Eiji Kunita, MD
- Department of Cardiology, Hiroshima General Hospital, Hatsukaichi, Japan
Yoshitaka Sekiguchi, MD
- Department of Cardiology, Hiroshima General Hospital, Hatsukaichi, Japan
Takayuki Suzuki, MD
- Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Hiroshima General Hospital, Hatsukaichi, Japan
Kouichi Fujikawa, MD
- Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Hiroshima General Hospital, Hatsukaichi, Japan
Hiroshi Yamaguchi, RT
- Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Hiroshima General Hospital, Hatsukaichi, Japan

Received 6 October 2004; received in revised form 28 December 2004; accepted 28 December 2004.

It was demonstrated that 16-slice multidetector row helical computed tomography may permit more accurate assessment of entire coronary arteries, with a low rate of arteries unable to be evaluated. The detection of coronary artery stenoses with this modality was applicable to assessable segments.