COMPUTERISED tomography is a form of x-ray imaging of the heart. It involves taking serial x-rays of the heart, thinly slicing the heart using an x-ray “knife”, then re-constructing them (3D reconstruction) with the use of sophisticated computer software, to form a virtual heart.
The pictures indeed look seductive. Heart arteries can be targeted by localising the arteries with contrast dye. We can then also re-construct the arteries.
