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. 2007 Jun;8(6):438-44.
doi: 10.2459/01.JCM.0000269717.41059.86.

Does 16-slice multidetector computed tomography improve stent patency and in-stent restenosis evaluation?

Guido Ligabue  1 , Federica Fiocchi, Sonia Ferraresi, Rosario Rossi, Maria Grazia Modena, Carlo Ratti, Pietro Torricelli, Renato Romagnoli
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Does 16-slice multidetector computed tomography improve stent patency and in-stent restenosis evaluation?

Guido Ligabue et al. J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown). 2007 Jun.

Abstract

Aim: To assess the value of multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) in the non-invasive evaluation of stents.

Methods: We studied 88 patients (142 stents): 48 with 1.2-mm MDCT, 40 with 0.6-mm MDCT considering accuracy in assessing the vessel lumen, stent patency and intra-stent restenosis. Coronary angiography comprised the gold standard.

Results: Occlusion was detected, respectively, in three of 72 versus four of 70 cases. Patency was assessed in all cases. In-stent restenosis was diagnosed in two of eight cases with thin-slice MDCT.

Conclusions: 0.6-mm MDCT allows a better visualization of stent lumen and in-stent restenosis versus 1.2-mm MDCT.

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