The incidence of left atrial diverticula in coronary CT angiography
Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, cilt.18, sa.6, ss.542-546, 2012 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 18 Sayı: 6
- Basım Tarihi: 2012
- Doi Numarası: 10.4261/1305-3825.dir.5388-11.1
- Dergi Adı: Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.542-546
- Anahtar Kelimeler: angiocardiography, multidetector computed tomography, left atrium, diverticula
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır
Özet
PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to characterize the frequency and location of left atrial diverticula by using multidetector computed tomography (MDCT). MATERIALS AND METHODS: Cardiac imaging was performed for 454 patients using 64-MDCT. Most patients were being examined for coronary artery disease. All images were interpreted by two radiologists on a three-dimensional workstation using multiplanar reformatting, maximum intensity projection, and volume-rendering. Diverticula were characterized by localization and diameter. RESULTS: A total of 207 atrial diverticula were diagnosed in 186 (41%) of the 454 patients in this study. The diameters of left atrial diverticula ranged from 2 mm to 16 mm, with an average diameter of 5.2 mm. Left atrial diverticula were located anterosuperiorly in 166 patients (36.6%), anteriorly in four patients (0.9%), anteroinferiorly in three patients (0.7%), inferolaterally in one patient (0.2%), inferomedially in two patients (0.4%), laterally in two patients (0.4%), posterosuperiorly in one patient (0.2%), and superiorly in seven patients (1.5%). CONCLUSION: Left atrial diverticula are frequently detected during routine cardiac computed tomography angiography examinations. © Turkish Society of Radiology 2012.