A commissurotomy is a procedure used to widen the opening of a heart valve that has become narrowed (stenotic) due to fusion of the valve leaflets along their natural joining points (commissures). The commissures are the points where adjacent valve leaflets meet at the edges of the valve orifice; in conditions such as rheumatic mitral … Read more
Computed tomography (CT) is a medical imaging technique that uses X-rays and a computer to produce detailed cross-sectional images of the body’s internal structures. Unlike a conventional X-ray, which produces a flat two-dimensional image, CT captures multiple X-ray measurements from different angles as the scanner rotates around the patient, and the computer reconstructs these into … Read more
Cineangiography (also written cine-angiography or cineventriculography) is a diagnostic imaging technique in which a radiocontrast dye is injected into the blood vessels or heart chambers while X-ray images are recorded as a continuous moving picture. The resulting moving image allows doctors to observe the flow of contrast through the cardiac chambers and coronary arteries in … Read more