Key Point ▪ The high spatial resolution and excellent field of view of CCT enables it to depict a range of myocardial, septal, and other structural lesions. Myocardial Crypts Myocardial…

Key Points ▪ There have been few studies of the yield and contribution of CCT to the evaluation of infective endocarditis, but vegetations can be imaged, and several structural complications…

Key Points ▪ CCT is a superb test for assessing the structural aspects of pericardial diseases, including thickening, calcification, effusion, cysts, absence, masses, and malignancy. ▪ CCT is a poor…

Key Points ▪ Cardiac CT is able to image both biologic and mechanical cardiac valve prostheses. ▪ Helical CCT scanning enables recognition of normal or impaired occluder motion. ▪ Thrombus…

Key Points ▪ Helical cardiac CT scanning is able to accurately determine the volumes of the cardiac chambers and ventricular ejection fraction. ▪ The high spatial resolution of CCT is…

Key Points ▪ Cardiac CT is able to image aortic valve morphology and to depict aortic valve area by planimetry. ▪ CCT is able to depict the stenotic orifice of…

Key Points ▪ Cardiac CT is best suited to imaging the larger-caliber coronary segments, such as proximal coronary arteries, ostial lesions, and the left main stem coronary artery. ▪ The…

Key Points ▪ Initially, CT assessment of coronary artery disease was done via assessment of the burden of coronary artery calcium as a surrogate of coronary atherosclerotic plaque severity assessment….

Key Points ▪ CCT angiography is the test of choice to define coronary artery aneurysms. ▪ The common occurrence of mural thrombosis of larger coronary artery aneurysms renders cardiac CT…

Key Points ▪ The conventional test of choice to identify coronary artery dissections is standard coronary angiography. ▪ Cardiac CT angiography shows some early ability to depict coronary artery dissection;…