Heart Surgery
Multislice CT effective for measuring coronary artery bypass graft patency
Published in Medical Devices and Surgical Technology Week, August 31st, 2003
"The recently developed multislice computed tomography (MSCT) is capable of rapid imaging of cardiac structures, including coronary arteries, during a single breath-hold," cardiologists in South Korea explained.
In their study, Y.G. Ko and coauthors at Yonsei University in Seoul "evaluated coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) patency by comparing MSCT results to those of contrast angiography."
"MSCT and contrast angiography were performed in 39 patients (10 women, 29 men and mean age 60.0±7.8 years) with a...
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