Abstracto

Recent developments in cardiac CT

Noortje van der Bijl, Jacob Geleijns, Raoul MS Joemai, Jeroen J Bax, Joanne D Schuijf, Albert de Roos and Lucia JM Kroft

With the introduction of 64-multidetector row CT, coronary CT angiography has become a clinical tool, owing to improved image quality and reduced breath-hold time, and contrast and radiation dose. Nowadays, cardiac CT is widely used in clinical practice for various indications and patient groups. In this article, recent technical developments are presented. Current clinical applications of cardiac CT are reviewed (e.g., calcium score, evaluation of coronary arteries, coronary artery bypass grafts and stents, triple rule-out protocols, cardiac function, valve imaging and imaging congenital heart disease). For these topics, status, future directions and recommendations are specifically addressed. Future perspectives of cardiac CT are also discussed.