TY - JOUR
T1 - CT detection of acute myocardial infarction
AU - Gosalia, Amy
AU - Haramati, Linda B.
AU - Sheth, Milan P.
AU - Spindola-Franco, Hugo
PY - 2004/6
Y1 - 2004/6
N2 - OBJECTIVE. The aim of this study was to evaluate the ability of contrast-enhanced CT to detect acute myocardial infarction (MI), which has not been systematically assessed. On contrast-enhanced helical chest CT, we retrospectively identified 18 patients (10 women, eight men; mean age, 66 years) with an initial MI. Each patient underwent contrast-enhanced single-detector helical chest CT within 1 month after the MI between March 2001 and June 2002. CONCLUSION. Acute MI is detectable on contrast-enhanced chest CT as an area of decreased left ventricular myocardial enhancement in a specific coronary arterial distribution.
AB - OBJECTIVE. The aim of this study was to evaluate the ability of contrast-enhanced CT to detect acute myocardial infarction (MI), which has not been systematically assessed. On contrast-enhanced helical chest CT, we retrospectively identified 18 patients (10 women, eight men; mean age, 66 years) with an initial MI. Each patient underwent contrast-enhanced single-detector helical chest CT within 1 month after the MI between March 2001 and June 2002. CONCLUSION. Acute MI is detectable on contrast-enhanced chest CT as an area of decreased left ventricular myocardial enhancement in a specific coronary arterial distribution.
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U2 - 10.2214/ajr.182.6.1821563
DO - 10.2214/ajr.182.6.1821563
M3 - Article
C2 - 15150010
AN - SCOPUS:2442693131
SN - 0361-803X
VL - 182
SP - 1563
EP - 1566
JO - American Journal of Roentgenology
JF - American Journal of Roentgenology
IS - 6
ER -