Cardiac CT.
Computed Tomography of the heart using rapid, ECG-gated scanning. Provides detailed anatomical images for planning TAVR, evaluating the aorta, and measuring coronary calcium. Increasingly used for preoperative surgical planning.
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What is cardiac ct?
Computed Tomography of the heart using rapid, ECG-gated scanning. Provides detailed anatomical images for planning TAVR, evaluating the aorta, and measuring coronary calcium. Increasingly used for preoperative surgical planning.
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