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Concord Repatriat General Hospital, NSW

CT angiography more accurate than calcium scoring in finding coronary stenosis

According to a study from Australia, "To investigate prospectively the relative accuracy of computed tomographic (CT) angiography, calcium scoring (CS), and both methods combined in demonstrating coronary artery stenoses by using conventional angiography as the reference standard. The study was approved by the institutional review board Human Research Ethics Committee, and all patients completed written informed consent."

G.T. Lau and associates at the Concord Repatriat General Hospital in Concord reported, "Fifty patients (40 men, 10 women) aged 62...

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