Coronary CT Angiography
64 Detector CT Technology has Arrived!
The Detector Evolution: First there was 4, then 16 and 40. NOW - there’s 64!
The 64 Advantage:
- Fastest scanning available in the marketplace
- Improved image quality from increased speed
- 75 millisecond scanning makes it possible to capture
a single heartbeat
- Sub-millimeter scanning of the entire heart in 5 heart beats
Clinical Benefits of Coronary CT Angiography:
- Outpatient exam
- Detects early signs of coronary disease
- Guides appropriate therapy (PTCA, Stent, CABG)
- Identifies anomalous coronary arteries
- Ejection Fraction calculated
- Identifies alternative diagnoses which may mimic chest pain
(Cancer, Pneumonia, Pulmonary Emboli, Dissection)
Candidates for Coronary CTA:
- Atypical chest pain
- Refuse coronary catheterization
- Equivocal stress test with artifact
- High-Risk patients
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