► Assessment Of The Radial Artery And Hand Circulation By Computed Tomography Angiography: A Pilot Study. Doç.Dr.Ömer Faruk DOGAN, Kalp ve Damar Cerrahı

Dogan OF, Karcaaltincaba M, Duman U, Akata D, Besim A, Boke E. Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hacettepe University Medical Faculty, Sihhiye, Ankara, Turkey. ofdogan@hacettepe.edu.tr OBJECTIVES: The radial artery (RA) is increasingly being used as a coronary bypass graft. Results of a previous study using Doppler ultrasound and histopathologic examinations indicated that the RA has a higher incidence of preexisting intimal hyperplasia, medial calcification, and atherosclerosis than the internal thoracic artery. The aims of this study were to evaluate the use of computed tomographic angiography (CTA) to display hand collateral circulation, to define the criteria for an abnormal CTA ... »»»

► Demonstration Of Coronary Arteries And Major Cardiac Vascular Structures İn Congenital Heart Disease By Cardiac Multidetector Computed Tomography Angiography. Doç.Dr.Ömer Faruk DOGAN, Kalp ve Damar Cerrahı

Dogan OF, Karcaaltincaba M, Yorgancioglu C, Demircin M, Dogan R, Ersoy U, Celiker A, Alehan D, Haliloglu M, Boke E. Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hacettepe University Medical Faculty, Ankara, Turkey. ofdogan@hacettepe.edu.tr BACKGROUND: Detection of coronary artery is important when considering surgical treatment of a congenital heart disease (CHD) such as tetralogy of Fallot (TF). Cardiac catheterization plays an important supplementary role in the evaluation of patients with CHD. In a few reports, it has been proposed that multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) can be helpful for the visualization of coronary arteries. We sought to demonstrate the feasibility and usefulness o... »»»