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EDITORIAL
Non-invasive coronary imaging: computed tomography or magnetic resonance imaging?
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Correspondence to:
Dr Charles Peebles, Wessex Cardiothoracic Centre, Southampton General Hospital, Tremona Road, Southampton SO16 6YD, UK;
charles.peebles@suht.swest.nhs.uk
Non-invasive coronary artery imaging has taken a significant step forward with the advent of multislice computed tomography
Keywords: computed tomography; magnetic resonance imaging
Abbreviations: CT, computed tomography; EBCT, electron beam computed tomography; CMR, cardiac magnetic resonance imaging; IVUS, intravascular ultrasound; MSCT, multislice computed tomography
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Non-invasive coronary imaging has recently seen a rapid expansion of interest, fuelled largely by technical advances in both computed tomography (CT) and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR). The race is on for these two modalities to provide routine and robust imaging of coronary arteries in clinical practice.
The rate of this progress has inevitably provided a bewildering array of developments, which are hard to stay abreast of. This article will attempt to clarify the fundamental differences between the available techniques, explore their respective capabilities, and discuss future potentials.
EBCT has been the CT method of choice for imaging the heart for the last 10 years or more. Unlike conventional CT, which uses a rotating x ray tube, EBCT uses a static row of detectors and a moving beam of electrons to produce the x ray photons. The advantage of this is a rapid image acquisition time of 50–100 ms per
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