Comments on: Comparison of Multidetector-Row Computed Tomography to Echocardiography and Fluoroscopy for Evaluation of Patients with Mechanical Prosthetic Valve Obstruction http://www.thepreparedminds.com/archives/550 In the field of observation, chance favors the prepared minds. Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:45:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Paul Schoenhagen http://www.thepreparedminds.com/archives/550/comment-page-1#comment-7278 Paul Schoenhagen Sun, 03 Apr 2011 23:05:15 +0000 http://www.thepreparedminds.com/?p=550#comment-7278 See also: Prosthetic heart valve assessment with multidetector-row CT: imaging characteristics of 91 valves in 83 patients. Habets J, Symersky P, van Herwerden LA, de Mol BA, Spijkerboer AM, Mali WP, Budde RP. Eur Radiol. 2011 Jan 29. PMID: <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21279515" rel="nofollow">21279515 </a> See also:

Prosthetic heart valve assessment with multidetector-row CT: imaging characteristics of 91 valves in 83 patients.
Habets J, Symersky P, van Herwerden LA, de Mol BA, Spijkerboer AM, Mali WP, Budde RP.
Eur Radiol. 2011 Jan 29.
PMID: 21279515

]]> By: Gian M. Novaro http://www.thepreparedminds.com/archives/550/comment-page-1#comment-451 Gian M. Novaro Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:06:07 +0000 http://www.thepreparedminds.com/?p=550#comment-451 Initial experience of using MDCT in prosthetic valve dysfunction: Although, the sample size is small, the clinical relevance of this study is large. What I find most attractive about use of MDCT in this setting is its ability to detect subprosthetic pannus formation (tissue in-growth), a finding which is difficult to define echocardiographically. Initial experience of using MDCT in prosthetic valve dysfunction:
Although, the sample size is small, the clinical relevance of this study is large. What I find most attractive about use of MDCT in this setting is its ability to detect subprosthetic pannus formation (tissue in-growth), a finding which is difficult to define echocardiographically.

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