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    Coronary CT Angiography in the Diagnosis of Coronary Artery Disease

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    Authors
    Sun, Zhonghua
    Wan, Yung-Liang
    Hsieh, I-Chang
    Liu, Yuan-Chang
    Wen, Ming-Shien
    Date
    2013
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Sun, Zhonghua and Wan, Yung-Liang and Hsieh, I-Chang and Liu, Yuan-Chang and Wen, Ming-Shien. 2013. Coronary CT Angiography in the Diagnosis of Coronary Artery Disease. Current Medical Imaging Reviews. 9 (3): pp. 184-193.
    Source Title
    Current Medical Imaging Reviews
    DOI
    10.2174/15734056113096660010
    ISSN
    1875-6603
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/22604
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    Coronary CT angiography is increasingly used in the diagnosis of coronary artery disease due to rapid technological developments, which are reflected in the improved spatial and temporal resolution. High diagnostic accuracy has been achieved with 64- and more slice CT scanners, and in selected patients, coronary CT angiography is considered a reliable alternative to invasive coronary angiography. Quantifying the amount of coronary artery calcium with coronary CT angiography has been widely accepted as a reliable non-invasive technique for predicting risk of future cardiac events. Coronary CT angiography is able to detect variable densities in the coronary atherosclerotic plaques and demonstrate the corresponding intraluminal changes due to presence of plaques, thus providing prognostic value of disease extent. Coronary CT angiography is an accurate method to measure coronary bifurcation angles and demonstrate dimensional changes, hence, providing relevant features of left coronary atherosclerosis. This article provides an overview of the diagnostic and predictive value of coronary CT angiography in coronary artery disease.

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