AuntMinnie | Does the presence of heavy calcification hinder diagnosis with coronary CT angiography (CCTA)? It surely does, and the more calcium per segment, the greater the inaccuracy, concludes a study in the October issue of Radiology that analyzed data from the recent Coronary Evaluation...
AuntMinnie | Asymptomatic adults with a low Framingham risk score (FRS) and nonsignificant coronary artery disease still face a higher risk of death and adverse events if mild coronary artery plaque is present at coronary CT angiography (CCTA), according to a study from Cedars-Sinai Medical...
AuntMinnie | Using CT to measure cardiac fractional flow reserve (FFR) -- measuring the shape and speed of blood flow in the heart and coronary arteries -- is a potential game changer that could turn everyday coronary CT angiography (CCTA) scans into a one-stop cardiac...
AuntMinnie | Researchers have developed a tool that predicts whether coronary CT angiography (CCTA) will be successful before subjecting patients to the time, expense, and risks of scanning. The authors' "uninterpretable risk score" (URS), based on both patient and scan factors, categorizes patients who are likely...