Coronary Angiography by 64-Row CT
To the Editor: In their article on the Coronary Artery Evaluation Using 64-Row Multidetector Computed Tomography Angiography (CORE 64) trial (Nov. 27 issue), 1 Miller et al. rather miss the point of contemporary computed tomographic (CT) angiography, as do Redberg and Walsh in their accompanying Per...
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Veröffentlicht in: | The New England journal of medicine 2009-05, Vol.360 (19), p.2027-2031 |
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In their article on the Coronary Artery Evaluation Using 64-Row Multidetector Computed Tomography Angiography (CORE 64) trial (Nov. 27 issue),
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Miller et al. rather miss the point of contemporary computed tomographic (CT) angiography, as do Redberg and Walsh in their accompanying Perspective article.
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CT angiography will never replace catheter angiography in the same manner that CT pulmonary angiography has usurped its invasive counterpart as the standard. Even the use of CT scanners with a steadily rising number of detectors is unlikely to fully overcome the limits on spatial resolution imposed by cardiac motion.
With this in mind, . . . |
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ISSN: | 0028-4793 1533-4406 |
DOI: | 10.1056/NEJMc082650 |