multiple simultaneous images (e.g., 64 ormore slices) and
cardiac gating (often requiring beta blockers for ideal heart rate).
wide-area detectors (ie, 16 cm) that can image the entire heart in one cardiac cycle within a single gantry rotation
Links and References
Wide area Detectors
Hsiao EM, Rybicki FJ, Steigner M. CT coronary angiography: 256-slice and 320-detector row scanners. Curr Cardiol Rep2010;12(1):68?75. Abstract Only
Sun G, Li M, Jiang XS, et al. 320-detector row CT coronary angiography: effects of heart rate and heart rate variability on image quality, diagnostic accuracy and radiation exposure. Br J Radiol2012;85(1016):e388?e394.
21. Rybicki FJ, Otero HJ, Steigner ML, et al. Initial evaluation of coronary images from 320-detector row computed tomography. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging2008;24(5):535?546. Abstract Only
Qin J, Liu LY, Fang Y, et al. 320-detector CT coronary angiography with prospective and retrospective electrocardiogram gating in a single heartbeat: comparison of image quality and radiation dose. Br J Radiol2012;85(1015):945?951.
Stassi D, Dutta S, Ma H, et al. Automated selection of the optimal cardiac phase for single-beat coronary CT angiography reconstruction. Med Phys2016;43(1):324. Abstract Only
Stone K E Coronary CT angiography- Historical and Current Perspectives a white paper of the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography