When it first appeared more than a decade ago computed tomographic angiography (CTA) astounded cardiologists and other physicians. Until it came along the only way to check for blockages in the ...

Computed tomography angiography (CTA) has been proposed as a less invasive method to exclude obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD), but no consensus has been achieved about its clinical role ...

To compare the effectiveness of CTA alone with CTA plus CT perfusion imaging, researchers conducted the CATCH-2 randomized controlled trial between October 2013 and March 2017 wherein patients ...

CT Angiography Helpful in Suspected Stable Angina, but Not Needed for All — CTA better at detecting CAD than exercise stress tests, analysis suggests by Nicole Lou , Staff Writer, MedPage Today ...

HERSHEY, PA — A new meta-analysis shows that use of coronary computed tomography angiography (CTA) is associated with significantly fewer MIs than standard functional stress testing in patients ...

The AI-based evaluation matched or exceeded the capabilities of core lab quantitative coronary angiography (QCA), core lab–interpreted coronary computed tomography angiography (CTA), and ...

PARIS — A new analysis finds close agreement between coronary CT angiography (CTA) and conventional invasive coronary angiography for their relative ability to aid in treatment decisions about ...

Neither computed tomography (CT) perfusion nor CT angiography meet the prespecified validation threshold as an ancillary test ...

Pretranscatheter aortic valve replacement-CT angiography safely deferred the need for invasive coronary angiography in 53% of patients, ... 464 underwent preTAVR-CTA and 701 underwent ICA.

The gold standard is CT pulmonary angiography. This type of test is often used to locate a blood clot in the lungs based on ...

Image quality comparison Transverse and 3D cinematic rendered images from thoraco-abdominal CT angiography. (A–C) Images from energy-integrating detector CT with a standard contrast media protocol. (D ...