A Review of the Use of Cardiac Computed Tomography for Evaluating the Mitral Valve before and after Mitral Valve Repair
Korean Journal of Radiology
;
: 773-785, 2017.
Article
in English
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| ID: wpr-139814
ABSTRACT
The role of cardiac computed tomography (CT) for evaluating the mitral valve (MV) has been limited since echocardiography is the main method of evaluation. However, recent advances in cardiac CT have enable detailed evaluation of the anatomy and geometry of the MV. We describe assessments of the anatomy and coaptation geometric parameters of normal MVs, and also review repair of diseased/damaged MV. We also discuss pre- and post-surgical imaging of MV pathology using cardiac CT and various CT images. We found that cardiac CT could be used as an alternative imaging modality to echocardiography for pre-operative MV evaluation and to predict clinical outcomes following repair.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Pathology
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Echocardiography
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Heart Valves
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Methods
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Mitral Valve
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Mitral Valve Insufficiency
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Language:
English
Journal:
Korean Journal of Radiology
Year:
2017
Type:
Article
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