Why the study?
Does planigraphy improve the detection of intracardiac calcification compared to conventional roentgenography and fluoroscopy?
Population
Patients undergoing evaluation for valvular and myocardial calcification
Comparison
Planigraphy vs Conventional roentgenography and fluoroscopy
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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May support planigraphy for detecting intracardiac calcification; leaves open need for prospective validation before practice change.
Does planigraphy improve the detection of intracardiac calcification compared to conventional roentgenography and fluoroscopy?
Planigraphy provides superior visualization of intracardiac calcification compared to conventional imaging methods.
Soloff et al. (1954) studied this question.
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