Enhanced Preventative Therapy With Coronary Computed Tomographic Angiography

Assessment of coronary plaque morphology by contrast-enhanced computed tomographic angiography: comparison with intravascular ultrasound.

BACKGROUND Computed tomographic (CT) angiography provides accurate noninvasive assessment for coronary artery stenosis. The ability of CT angiography to determine plaque morphology remains unclear. METHODS Twelve patients undergoing intravascular ultrasound for clinical indications underwent CT angiography for the evaluation of plaque morphology. Plaque morphology was classified as (1) soft, ...

Coronary computed tomographic angiography: its role in emergency department triage.

Coronary computed tomographic angiography and incidental pulmonary nodules.

I ncidental findings are an important topic in diagnostic imaging. Because of the comprehensive nature of computed tomography (CT) scanning, incidental findings are seemingly found on almost every CT scan performed for a wide variety of reasons in a radiology department. Many of these incidental findings such as a liver cyst are benign and immediately dismissed. Other findings require more exte...

Expert Consensus Document on Coronary Computed Tomographic Angiography

Daniel B. Mark, MD, MPH, FACC, FAHA, Chair*; Daniel S. Berman, MD, FACC†‡; Matthew J. Budoff, MD, FACC, FAHA§; J. Jeffrey Carr, MD, FACC, FAHA ; Thomas C. Gerber, MD, FACC, FAHA¶#; Harvey S. Hecht, MD, FACC§; Mark A. Hlatky, MD, FACC, FAHA; John McB. Hodgson, MD, FSCAI, FACC**; Michael S. Lauer, MD, FACC, FAHA*; Julie M. Miller, MD, FACC*; Richard L. Morin, PhD ; Debabrata Mukherjee, MD, FACC; ...

The Contest Between Magnetic Resonance and Computed Tomographic Coronary Angiography

Noninvasive coronary imaging is often considered the Holy Grail among cardiologists and radiologists interested in the diagnosis and treatment of coronary atherosclerosis.1–3 That noninvasive coronary imaging would aid in establishing new prevention and treatment strategies in a wide range of clinical scenarios, ranging from early subclinical diagnosis of atherosclerosis in asymptomatic individ...