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Non-coronary abnormalities of the left heart: CT angiography findings
1Department of Radiology, GATA Haydarpaşa Teaching Hospital; İstanbul-Turkey
2Department of Radiology, GATA; Ankara-Turkey
3Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging, University of Virginia Health System; Charlottesville-VA-USA
2Department of Radiology, GATA; Ankara-Turkey
3Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging, University of Virginia Health System; Charlottesville-VA-USA
Anatol J Cardiol 2016; 16(9): 720-727 PubMed ID: 27609435 PMCID: 5331359 DOI: 10.14744/AnatolJCardiol.2016.7204
Abstract
Cardiac computed tomography (CT) is most commonly performed for the evaluation of the coronary arteries; however, non-coronary cardiac pathologies are frequently detected on these scans. In cases where magnetic resonance imaging cannot be used, cardiac CT can serve as the first-line imaging modality to evaluate many non-coronary cardiac pathologies. In this article, we discuss congenital non-coronary abnormalities of the left heart and their cardiac CT imaging features. (Anatol J Cardiol 2016; 16: 720-7)
Keywords: congenital heart diseases, abnormalities of the left heart wall, cardiac computed tomography