Why the study?
Does 16-detector row CT provide comparable aortic valve area measurements to echocardiography for the classification of aortic stenosis?
Population
40 patients total: 20 patients with aortic stenosis and 20 patients without aortic stenosis.
Comparison
Retrospectively electrocardiographically gated… vs Transthoracic echocardiography and…
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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May aid AS classification when echocardiography is limited; hypothesis-generating for prospective validation.
Does 16-detector row CT provide comparable aortic valve area measurements to echocardiography for the classification of aortic stenosis?
Planimetric measurements of aortic valve area using 16-detector row CT correlate highly with echocardiographic methods, allowing for accurate classification of aortic stenosis.
Alkadhi et al. (2006) studied this question.
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