Assessment of coronary artery disease by cardiac computed tomography: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association Committee on Cardiovascular …

MJ Budoff, S Achenbach, RS Blumenthal, JJ Carr… - Circulation, 2006 - Am Heart Assoc
This scientific statement reviews the scientific data for cardiac computed tomography (CT)
related to imaging of coronary artery disease (CAD) and atherosclerosis. Cardiac CT is a CT …

Noninvasive coronary artery imaging: magnetic resonance angiography and multidetector computed tomography angiography: a scientific statement from the …

DA Bluemke, S Achenbach, M Budoff, TC Gerber… - Circulation, 2008 - Am Heart Assoc
Since the early 1960s, selective x-ray coronary angiogra-phy has provided the only means
of visualizing the coronary arterial system in vivo. However, it has several disadvantages …

Quantification of obstructive and nonobstructive coronary lesions by 64-slice computed tomography: a comparative study with quantitative coronary angiography and …

AW Leber, A Knez, F von Ziegler, A Becker… - Journal of the American …, 2005 - jacc.org
Objectives: The aim of the present study was to determine the diagnostic accuracy of 64-
slice computed tomography (CT) to identify and quantify atherosclerotic coronary lesions in …

Accuracy of MSCT coronary angiography with 64-slice technology: first experience

S Leschka, H Alkadhi, A Plass, L Desbiolles… - European heart …, 2005 - academic.oup.com
Aims The aim of our study was to investigate the accuracy of 64-slice computed tomography
(CT) for assessing haemodynamically significant stenoses of coronary arteries. Methods and …

High-resolution spiral computed tomography coronary angiography in patients referred for diagnostic conventional coronary angiography

NR Mollet, F Cademartiri, CAG van Mieghem… - Circulation, 2005 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—The diagnostic performance of the latest 64-slice CT scanner, with increased
temporal (165 ms) and spatial (0.4 mm3) resolution, to detect significant stenoses in the …

Prospectively Gated Transverse Coronary CT Angiography versus Retrospectively Gated Helical Technique: Improved Image Quality and Reduced Radiation Dose1

JP Earls, EL Berman, BA Urban, CA Curry, JL Lane… - Radiology, 2008 - pubs.rsna.org
Purpose: To retrospectively compare image quality, radiation dose, and blood vessel
assessability for coronary artery computed tomographic (CT) angiograms obtained with a …

Accuracy of dual-source CT coronary angiography: first experience in a high pre-test probability population without heart rate control

H Scheffel, H Alkadhi, A Plass, R Vachenauer… - European …, 2006 - Springer
The aim of this study was to assess the diagnostic accuracy of dual-source computed
tomography (DSCT) for evaluation of coronary artery disease (CAD) in a population with …

Noninvasive coronary angiography with multislice computed tomography

MHK Hoffmann, H Shi, BL Schmitz, FT Schmid… - Jama, 2005 - jamanetwork.com
ContextMultislice computed tomography (MSCT) has recently evolved as a modality for
noninvasive coronary imaging. ObjectiveTo assess the accuracy and robustness of MSCT vs …

Diagnostic performance of multislice spiral computed tomography of coronary arteries as compared with conventional invasive coronary angiography: a meta-analysis

M Hamon, GGL Biondi-Zoccai, P Malagutti… - Journal of the American …, 2006 - jacc.org
Objectives: This study was designed to define the current role of multislice spiral computed
tomography (MSCT) for the diagnosis of coronary artery disease (CAD) using a meta …

Diagnostic Performance of Multidetector CT Angiography for Assessment of Coronary Artery Disease: Meta-analysis1

PK Vanhoenacker, MH Heijenbrok-Kal, R Van Heste… - Radiology, 2007 - pubs.rsna.org
Purpose: To review the literature on the diagnostic performance of multidetector computed
tomographic (CT) angiography for assessment of symptomatic coronary artery disease, with …