Coronary stent fracture: detection with 64-section multidetector CT angiography in patients and in vitro.

Purpose: To evaluate 64-section multidetector coronary computed tomographic (CT) angiography for the depiction of coronary stent fracture in patients and in vitro.

Materials And Methods: This retrospective study was approved by the institutional review board, and informed patient consent was waived. The coronary CT angiograms obtained in 371 consecutive patients (268 men, 103 women; mean age, 62.