The international journal of cardiovascular imaging
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Int J Cardiovasc Imaging · Jan 2009
Comparative StudyComparison of ECG-gated versus non-gated CT ventricular measurements in thirty patients with acute pulmonary embolism.
To prospectively compare cardiac ventricular measurements from non-gated CT and end-diastolic ECG-gated CT in patients with acute pulmonary embolism (PE). ⋯ The benefit from a separate ECG-gated CT scan for the evaluation of RV ventricular diameter, area, and volume measurements is minimal and does not justify its routine clinical use.