Table 3 Comparison of coronary CT angiography and MR imaging in the diagnosis of KD
From: Kawasaki disease: a review with emphasis on cardiovascular complications
Technique | Advantages | Disadvantages | When to use |
|---|---|---|---|
Coronary CT angiography | Fast | Uses ionising radiation | Initial diagnostic work-up in patients with inadequate acoustic window |
Wide availability | |||
Excellent spatial resolution | |||
High sensitivity and specificity for detection of coronary abnormalities, including distal segments | |||
MR imaging | No ionising radiation | Relatively long examination times | Follow-up in patients with known CAA and with inadequate acoustic window |
Excellent temporal resolution | Low spatial resolution | Potential role as complementary examination in the assessment of cardiovascular non-coronary complications |