Integrating Multidetector Computed Tomography Into Clinical PracticeComputed Tomography Scanning Shows its Metal*
Basil S. Lewis, MD, FRCP, FACC* and
David A. Halon, MB ChB, FACC
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Lady Davis Carmel Medical Center, and the Ruth and Bruce Rappaport School of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel.

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Figure 1 Three-Dimensional Volume Rendering Reconstruction
Reconstruction (A) of the left anterior descending (LAD) and circumflex (Cx) coronary arteries. The stent (arrow) has a napkin ring appearance because of the blooming artifact produced by the metal struts. (B) The 2-dimensional reconstruction (long and short axis, inset) shows a blooming artifact, which complicates the diagnosis of in-stent restenosis.
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