Meijboom and colleagues investigated the use of 64-slice CT coronary angiography (CTCA) as a noninvasive alternative to CCA. After exclusion of patients in whom CTCA was contraindicated ...
Guidelines and our opinion: In asymptomatic individuals, CACS for screening purposes are most often performed without concomitant CT coronary angiography (CTCA), whereas the use of CTCA is typically ...
We looked at CTCA protocols for scanning the heart, as well as for scanning both the heart and aorta, as is done for example in the "triple rule-out" of coronary disease, aortic dissection ...
The introduction of these scanners has made CT coronary angiography (CTCA) easier to perform and more accurate, leading to their wide popularity as a noninvasive alternative to IA. The selection ...
They argue that all patients with symptoms of angina should now receive a heart scan called a computer tomography coronary angiography (CTCA), which can detect or rule out heart disease.