Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

卷:52

Article

Rumberger, John A.

关键词: CT angiography;    diagnosis;    coronary angiography;    MDCT;    coronary CTA;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.jacc.2008.08.034

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

In this issue of the Journal, Budoff et al. (1) publish results from the ACCURACY (Assessment by Coronary Computed Tomographic Angiography of Individuals Undergoing Invasive Coronary Angiography) trial comparing non-invasive coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) with invasive quantitative coronary angiography (QCA) for definition of atherosclerotic luminal narrowing at the 50% and/or 70% stenosis levels. At first glance my reaction was, Oh, no, not another 64-slice CT scan 'validation' report looking at sensitivity (Se)/specificity (Sp) for finding obstructive coronary disease! Didn't I just read a similar report in JACC, JAMA, Circulation, etc.! However, this was and is not the case.

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