Abstract
Percutaneous coronary intervention with stent implantation is a common technique for coronary revascularization. Despite the widespread use of drug-eluting stents in-stent restenosis (ISR) is still a major issue. Multidetector row computed tomography angiography of the coronary arteries is a well-established, noninvasive tool for the assessment of the coronary arteries. Stent imaging, however, is a challenging task with relevant rates of nondiagnostic scans due to motion and beam-hardening artifacts. Nevertheless, recent scanners provide excellent results for the exclusion of ISR with a negative predictive value of about 97 %. Further indications for CT imaging of coronary stents include the detection and visualization of stent-related complications such as stent fracture. During the last couple of years there have been some major advances in CT imaging of coronary stents relating to hardware and imaging protocols. This review describes recent advances in CT imaging of coronary stents and summarizes current results
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