图像由两名不知晓ICA结果的资深心脏影像医师，采用标准的18节段模型，独立评估CCTA图像，将管腔狭窄≥50%定义为有意义的狭窄。同时，对于因运动伪影或严重钙化导致无法评估的血管节段，为保守起见，均视为阳性（存在狭窄）。最终，以ICA结果为参照，计算 ...

Cardiac computed tomography (cardiac CT) includes coronary CT angiography (CTA) as well as using CT technology to assess disease of the cardiac valves, aorta and pericardium. This examination requires ...

It is unclear whether an evaluation incorporating coronary computed tomographic angiography (CCTA) is more effective than standard evaluation in the emergency department in patients with symptoms ...

The ROMICAT-II trial shows that CT coronary angiography is safe and fast for the exclusion of clinically significant obstructive coronary artery disease in low-risk patients with acute chest pain.

Coronary artery disease is a major public health problem. Accurate stratification of patients who present to the emergency department with acute chest pain and have no evidence of acute coronary ...

We conducted a multicenter study to examine the accuracy of 64-row, 0.5-mm multidetector CT angiography as compared with conventional coronary angiography in patients with suspected coronary artery ...

Doha: Heart disease remains the leading cause of death worldwide, claiming millions of lives each year. Early detection is the most powerful weapon in preventing its devastating consequences. Over the ...

For patients with suspected acute coronary syndromes (ACS) CT angiography (CTA) compared to standard treatment can reduce the time in the emergency department (ED), according to results of the ROMICAT ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Stress tests are a thing of the past. Make way for coronary CT angiography. Wide-eyed medical students might ...

Ever since the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) gave priority to coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) as the test of choice for patients presenting with recent-onset ...

Sugar Land will be home for a $2 million facility in the next few weeks, when Sugar Land Imaging Center opens its doors on Highway 6 and U.S. 59. The center will be the first in Fort Bend County to ...