Study of cardiac imaging tests new CT-based procedure
Researchers at Emory University School of Medicine recently performed a cardiac imaging procedure that was the first of its kind completed in Georgia.The procedure, first performed on October 21, is called dynamic myocardial CT (computed tomography) perfusion imaging or cardiac CTP imaging for short. Cardiac CTP imaging is performed in conjunction with CT angiography, an X-ray scan of...
Researchers at Emory University School of Medicine recently performed a cardiac imaging procedure that was the first of its kind completed in Georgia.
The procedure, first performed on October 21, is called dynamic myocardial CT (computed tomography) perfusion imaging or cardiac CTP imaging for short. Cardiac CTP imaging is performed in conjunction with CT angiography, an X-ray scan of the heart.
"The added value is that we can provide function and anatomical assessment in one session using a single modality," says Carlo De Cecco, MD, PhD, professor of radiology and imaging sciences at Emory University School of Medicine and director of the Translational Lab for Cardiothoracic Imaging and Artificial Intelligence.
"That means we can see both where the coronary arteries are blocked and how much – it's kind of a one-stop shop approach," he adds.
More conventional CT angiography provides information about partial or complete blockage (stenosis) and which arteries are involved, which aids in planning future treatment and therapy. CT angiography is currently used for the evaluation of stenosis severity and is accurate in excluding disease, but often overestimates the severity of stenosis.
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