Cardiovascular Imaging Program

Coronary CTA

With one of the most advanced CT scanners in the country available right here in the central Pennsylvania region, images of the coronary arteries of the heart can now be seen better than ever. Using a Siemens Dual Source Definition CT scanner, the specialists at the Penn State Heart and Vascular Institute can see the structures of the heart with more clarity than ever before.

Physicians:  See if your patient would be a candidate for this revolutionary exam.

Patients:  Learn more about the exam and how it’s done.

Below is an example of an image obtained with Coronary CTA.  Pictured are images of the right coronary artery.  Compare the CTA image on the left, obtained non-invasively, with an image (right) obtained with standard modern Coronary Catheterization procedure.

Right Coronary Artery via Coronary CTA	Right Coronary Artery via Cardiac Catheterization