CT CARDIAC:

A cardiac CT angiography (CCTA) scan is a cross-sectional imaging test that uses X-rays to take images of your heart and blood vessels. A computer combines the images to create a three-dimensional (3D) image of your heart. A CT cardiac scan is used to help find the presence of and percent of narrowing (stenosis) in the coronary arteries and blood vessels that supply blood to the heart or other parts of the body.

CT of the cardiac is useful in the following situations:

·  Imaging of heart’s structure and blood flow.

· Imaging of scarring of the heart muscle caused by a heart attack.

· Fluid in the pericardial sac that covers the surface of the heart.

· The amount of plaque buildup and narrowing of your coronary arteries.

· Any abnormalities in the large blood vessels leaving the heart.

·  Assesses the risk for a heart attack.