Ragab Donkol
Professor of Radiology, Radiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Egypt. Consultant Radiologist ,Aseer Central Hospital ,Abha ,Saudi Arabia
Chapters authored
Prostate
Part of the book: Sonography
Hyperthermia Tissue Ablation in Radiology
Part of the book: Hyperthermia
Evaluation of Coronary Artery Bypass by CT Coronary Angiography
Coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) is an accurate method for graft imaging and assessment than invasive coronary angiography (ICA). CTA has excellent sensitivity and specificity. The chapter describes the role of CTA in evaluation of coronary bypass graft. It covers the appropriate indications for performing CTA after bypass operation, patient preparation, as well as protocol and technique of CTA. The chapter describes the post-examination processing of the images and how to interpret CTA images for detection of graft patency or dysfunction as occlusion, partial thrombosis, poor blood flow, and stealing flow from native artery. According to the American College of Cardiology, the American College of Radiology, and the North American Society for Cardiovascular Imaging, graft patency assessment with CTA is an appropriate approach in symptomatic patients at risk for graft stenosis/occlusion. Cardiac CT can be used to assess the patency of coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) with high diagnostic accuracy compared with ICA and even with a better performance compared to the assessment of native coronaries.
Part of the book: Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery