Cardiovascular computed tomography : technical developments and clinical applications

Bijl, N. van der (2011)

Doctoral Thesis

Chapter 1 reviews technical developments of cardiac CT and current status, recommendations and future perspective of various clinical cardiac CT applications. In chapter 2, the eff ect of dose reduction on diagnostic performance in CT coronary angiography is assessed. Chapter 3 evaluates the eff ect of thin-slice image reconstructions on coronary artery calcium measurements. In chapter 4, the assessment of Agatston scores using coronary CT angiography is studied. Chapter 5 evaluates the predictive value of CT-derived RV/LV ratios and cardiac biomarkers for short term clinical outcome in patients with suspected acute PE. In chapter 6, the incremental value of ventricular function with ECG-synchronized cardiac CT over standard pulmonary CTA-derived RV/LV ratios for predicting clinical outcome in patients with suspected acute PE is discussed. Chapter 7 studies the influence of timing of NT-pro-BNP sampling for predicting adverse clinical outcome.

• Technical developments
• Pulmonary embolism
• Coronary artery disease
• Cardiac CT

• All authors: Bijl, N. van der
• Supervisor: Roos, A. de
• Co-supervisor: Kroft, L.J.M.; Huisman, M.V.
• Qualification: Doctor (dr.)
• Awarding Institution: Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC), Leiden University
• Date: 2011-11-17
• ISBN (print): 9789461691460
• Sponsorship: Hartstichting Stichting IMAGO