Ultrafast Computed Tomography as a Diagnostic Modality in the Detection of Coronary Artery Disease

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Authors

Matthew J. Budoff · University of Illinois Chicago

Demetrios Georgiou · University of Illinois Chicago

Alan S. Brody · University of Illinois Chicago

Arthur S. Agatston · University of Iowa

John M. Kennedy · University of Iowa

Christopher J. Wolfkiel · University of Iowa

William L. Stanford

Abstract

Ultrafast CT scanning is an noninvasive, non-exercise-dependent test with an excellent sensitivity for the detection of coronary artery disease. The presence of calcifications in multiple vessels and in younger populations correlates with higher specificities for obstructive disease, making ultrafast CT coronary scanning a very useful diagnostic test.

Topics & Keywords

Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics Advanced X-ray and CT Imaging Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Circulation

Volume 93, Issue 5, pp. 898-904

DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.93.5.898

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