64-slice CT shows value for the assessment of the right heart

March 10, 2008 64-slice CT shows value for the assessment of the right heart H. A. Abella -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The enhanced spatial resolution and speed afforded by 64-slice CT scanning could enable the accurate assessment of right ventricular function in patients with cardiovascular disease, according to researchers in China and the U.S. Anatomic and functional analysis of the right ventricle could add valuable information to the diagnosis of cardiopulmonary diseases and may also improve risk stratification, prognosis, and patient management. But imagers say that measuring right ventricular function accurately has always been challenging. The high spatial and temporal resolution of 64-slice CT scanners now makes this possible, said Dr. Ying-kun Guo, a radiologist at the West China Hospital in Chengdu and principal investigator of a prospective study of mitral regurgitation patients.

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