Angiography

New angiography study findings have been reported from M. Marwan et al

Published in Telemedicine Week, August 4th, 2009

"Multidetector CT allows detection of coronary artery calcium and, after contrast injection, visualisation of the coronary artery lumen. It is commonly assumed that the absence of coronary calcification makes the presence of obstructive coronary lesions highly unlikely," scientists in Erlangen, Germany report.

"This study evaluates the clinical characteristics of patients with at least one symptomatic, high-grade coronary artery stenosis in both computed tomography and invasive angiography but absence of any coronary calcification and compares the results with patients with stenoses in the setting of detectable coronary calcium Patients and methods: The study...

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Source: Telemedicine Week (2009-08-04)

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