Evolving developments in cardiac CT

JD Dodd, JA Leipsic - Radiology, 2023 - pubs.rsna.org
In this review, the authors describe some of the latest cardiac CT advances in the evaluation
of cardiovascular disease. This includes automated coronary plaque quantification and …

Cardiac computed tomography for quantification of myocardial extracellular volume fraction: a systematic review and meta-analysis

D Han, A Lin, K Kuronuma, H Gransar, D Dey… - Cardiovascular …, 2023 - jacc.org
Background Extracellular volume (ECV) is a quantitative measure of extracellular
compartment expansion, and an increase in ECV is a marker of myocardial fibrosis …

Myocardial extracellular volume quantification with computed tomography—current status and future outlook

G Cundari, N Galea, V Mergen, H Alkadhi… - Insights into …, 2023 - Springer
Non-invasive quantification of the extracellular volume (ECV) is a method for the evaluation
of focal and diffuse myocardial fibrosis, potentially obviating the need for invasive …

Cardiovascular applications of photon-counting CT technology: a revolutionary new diagnostic step

A Meloni, F Cademartiri, V Positano, S Celi… - Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Photon-counting computed tomography (PCCT) is an emerging technology that can
potentially transform clinical CT imaging. After a brief description of the PCCT technology …

Novel Techniques in Imaging Congenital Heart Disease: JACC Scientific Statement

R Sachdeva, AK Armstrong, R Arnaout… - Journal of the American …, 2024 - jacc.org
Recent years have witnessed exponential growth in cardiac imaging technologies, allowing
better visualization of complex cardiac anatomy and improved assessment of physiology …

CT for the evaluation of myocardial extracellular volume with MRI as reference: a systematic review and meta-analysis

H Zhang, H Guo, G Liu, C Wu, Y Ma, S Li, Y Zheng… - European …, 2023 - Springer
Objective Myocardial extracellular volume (ECV) fraction is an important imaging biomarker
in clinical decision-making. CT-ECV is a potential alternative to MRI for ECV quantification …

Spectral Photon-Counting Computed Tomography: Technical Principles and Applications in the Assessment of Cardiovascular Diseases

A Meloni, E Maffei, A Clemente, C De Gori… - Journal of Clinical …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Spectral Photon-Counting Computed Tomography (SPCCT) represents a groundbreaking
advancement in X-ray imaging technology. The core innovation of SPCCT lies in its photon …

Prediction of pancreatic fibrosis by dual-energy CT-derived extracellular volume fraction: Comparison with MRI

S Sun, B Huang, Q Li, C Wang, W Zhang, L Xu… - European Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Objectives To investigate the correlation between dual-energy CT (DECT) and MRI
measurements of the extracellular volume fraction (ECV) and to assess the accuracy of both …

Synthetic hematocrit from virtual non-contrast images for myocardial extracellular volume evaluation with photon-counting detector CT

V Mergen, N Ehrbar, LJ Moser, JC Harmes… - European …, 2024 - Springer
Objectives To assess the accuracy of a synthetic hematocrit derived from virtual non-contrast
(VNC) and virtual non-iodine images (VNI) for myocardial extracellular volume (ECV) …

[HTML][HTML] Feasibility of the Threshold-Based Quantification of Myocardial Fibrosis on Cardiac CT as a Prognostic Marker in Nonischemic Dilated Cardiomyopathy

NY Kim, DJ Im, YJ Hong, BW Choi… - Korean Journal of …, 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective This study investigated the feasibility and prognostic relevance of threshold-based
quantification of myocardial delayed enhancement (MDE) on CT in patients with …