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CT Evaluation of Aortic Stenosis

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Multidetector row computed tomography (CT), with its capability of 4D dynamic evaluation of cardiac valves, allows for functional and morphological assessment of the aortic valve. This chapter describes the background and techniques for evaluation of the aortic valve by CT, with an emphasis on implications for use of CT for transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR).

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  1. Department of Radiology, Innsbruck Medical University, Anichstr 35, Innsbruck, 6020, Austria

    Gudrun Feuchtner MD & Fabian Plank MD

  2. Insitute of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Zurich, Raemistrasse 100, Zurich, 8091, Switzerland

    Hatem Alkadhi MD, MPH

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Feuchtner, G., Plank, F., Alkadhi, H. (2014). CT Evaluation of Aortic Stenosis. In: Min, J., Berman, D., Leipsic, J. (eds) Multimodality Imaging for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-2798-7_13

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