Diagnostic Performance of Cardiac CT and Transthoracic Echocardiography for Detection of Surgically Confirmed Bicuspid Aortic Valve: Effect of Calcium Extent and Valve Subtypes.
Jeongju KimSung Mok KimJoong Hyun AhnJihoon KimYeon Hyeon ChoePublished in: Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology (2023)
Cardiac CT had a higher diagnostic performance in detecting BAV than TTE and may help diagnose BAV, particularly in patients with severe valvular calcification.
Keyphrases
- aortic valve
- aortic stenosis
- left ventricular
- transcatheter aortic valve replacement
- computed tomography
- aortic valve replacement
- transcatheter aortic valve implantation
- image quality
- dual energy
- contrast enhanced
- positron emission tomography
- chronic kidney disease
- magnetic resonance imaging
- mitral valve
- heart failure
- early onset
- atrial fibrillation
- ejection fraction
- coronary artery disease
- magnetic resonance
- loop mediated isothermal amplification
- drug induced
- real time pcr
- quantum dots