Flohr Thomas G, Ohnesorge Bernd M
Siemens Medical Solutions, Forchheim, Germany.
Basic Res Cardiol. 2008 Mar;103(2):161-73. doi: 10.1007/s00395-008-0699-y.
Imaging of the heart with computed tomography (CT) was already introduced in the 1980Is and has meanwhile entered clinical routine as a consequence of the rapid evolution of CT technology during the last decade. In this review article, we give an overview on the technology and clinical performance of different CT-scanner generations used for cardiac imaging, such as Electron Beam CT (EBCT), single-slice CT und multi-detector row CT (MDCT) with 4, 16 and 64 simultaneously acquired slices. We identify the limitations of current CT-scanners, indicate potential of improvement and discuss alternative system concepts such as CT with area detectors and dual source CT (DSCT).
计算机断层扫描（CT）心脏成像在20世纪80年代就已被引入，由于过去十年CT技术的快速发展，目前已进入临床常规应用。在这篇综述文章中，我们概述了用于心脏成像的不同代CT扫描仪的技术和临床性能，如电子束CT（EBCT）、单层CT以及具有4、16和64个同时采集切片的多排探测器CT（MDCT）。我们指出了当前CT扫描仪的局限性，表明了改进的潜力，并讨论了诸如采用面积探测器的CT和双源CT（DSCT）等替代系统概念。
