CT imaging prior to transcatheter aortic valve implantation in the UK.
Iwan HarriesJonathan Richard Weir-McCallMichelle C WilliamsJames ShambrookGiles RoditiRussel BullGareth J Morgan-HughesEdward D NicolAlastair James MossPublished in: Open heart (2020)
This national survey formally describes current CT-TAVI practice in the UK. High-volume activity was only present at one in seven cardiac CT centres. There is wide variation in scan acquisition, scan reporting and radiation dose exposure in cardiac CT centres.
Keyphrases
- dual energy
- computed tomography
- transcatheter aortic valve implantation
- image quality
- contrast enhanced
- aortic valve
- positron emission tomography
- aortic valve replacement
- aortic stenosis
- left ventricular
- magnetic resonance imaging
- healthcare
- primary care
- transcatheter aortic valve replacement
- cross sectional
- magnetic resonance
- coronary artery disease
- photodynamic therapy