How to Reduce Unnecessary Invasive Angiograms When Patients Are Initially Evaluated by Coronary Comp

• 作 者: Edouard Cheneau Brunot Vahda N
• 机 构: ServicedeCardiologie,ServicedeSanté,Publiqueetd’InformationMé,dicale
• 出 处: 计算机断层扫描(英文)
• 发表日期: 2013年1期
• 关键词: ANGINA CORONARY Disease Diagnosis CCT Angina Coronary Disease Diagnosis CCT

Purpose:When Coronary Computed Tomography (CCT) detects coronary obstruction, patients are regularly referred to invasive angiogram. With higher sensitivity than specificity, CCT might induce unnecessary angiograms (“false positive CCT”). We sought to det