Background A new generation of subsecond multi-slice computed tomography (MSCT)
scanners, which allow complete coronary coverage, are becoming widely available. We
investigated the potential value of MSCT angiography in a range of coronary disorders.
Methods We studied 35 patients, including 11 who had undergone percutaneous
transluminal coronary angioplasty and four who had had coronary-artery bypass grafts, by
both MSCT and conventional coronary angiography. After intravenous injection of a non …

Echocardiography allows visualization of the origin of the coronary arteries and their
proximal trajectory but evaluation of the middle and distal portions of these vessels is limited.
Invasive coronary angiography is currently the procedure of choice to evaluate coronary
anatomy. New imaging techniques have recently been developed that allow coronary
structures to be visualized. One of these techniques is multislice or multidetector computed
tomography (MSCT) which provides a static image of the final distribution of contrast in the …