Diagnostic Performance of Coronary Angiography by 64-Row CT

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Authors

Julie M. Miller · Johns Hopkins University

Carlos Eduardo Rochitte · Universidade de São Paulo

Marc Dewey · Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

Armin Arbab‐Zadeh · Johns Hopkins University

Hiroyuki Niinuma · Iwate Medical University

Ilan Gottlieb · Johns Hopkins Medicine

Narinder Paul ·

Abstract

Multidetector CT angiography accurately identifies the presence and severity of obstructive coronary artery disease and subsequent revascularization in symptomatic patients. The negative and positive predictive values indicate that multidetector CT angiography cannot replace conventional coronary angiography at present. (ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT00738218.)

Topics & Keywords

Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics Radiation Dose and Imaging Advanced X-ray and CT Imaging

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: New England Journal of Medicine

Volume 359, Issue 22, pp. 2324-2336

DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa0806576

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