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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Homa Najafi, M.D.[2]
Overview
Cardiac CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of myocarditis. Cardiac CT scan can be used in diagnosis of acute myocarditis ( subepicardial late iodine enhancement), exclusion of acute coronary syndrome by CT angiography, and alternative diagnostic tool in patients with CMR contraindications.
CT scan
- Cardiac CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of myocarditis.
- Cardiac CT scan can be used in:[1]
- Diagnosis of acute myocarditis ( subepicardial late iodine enhancement)
- Exclusion of acute coronary syndrome by CT angiography
- Alternative diagnostic tool in patients with CMR contraindications
References
- ↑ Bouleti, Claire; Baudry, Guillaume; Iung, Bernard; Arangalage, Dimitri; Abtan, Jérémie; Ducrocq, Gregory; Steg, Philippe-Gabriel; Vahanian, Alec; Henry-Feugeas, Marie-Cécile; Pasi, Nicoletta; Chillon, Sylvie; Pitocco, Francesca; Laissy, Jean-Pierre; Ou, Phalla (2017). "Usefulness of Late Iodine Enhancement on Spectral CT in Acute Myocarditis". JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging. 10 (7): 826–827. doi:10.1016/j.jcmg.2016.09.013. ISSN 1936-878X.