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
- transcatheter aortic valve implantation
- aortic valve replacement
- image quality
- dual energy
- contrast enhanced
- positron emission tomography
- chronic kidney disease
- pulmonary hypertension
- magnetic resonance imaging
- early onset
- mitral valve
- heart failure
- atrial fibrillation
- magnetic resonance
- coronary artery disease
- label free
- drug induced