American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 94, Issue 12 , Pages 1590-1593, 15 December 2004

Standard versus user-interactive assessment of significant coronary stenoses with multislice computed tomography coronary angiography

  • Filippo Cademartiri, MD

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Department of Radiology
    • Corresponding Author InformationDr. Cademartiri's address is: Department of Radiology, Erasmus Medical Center, Dr. Molenwaterplein, 40, Rotterdam 3015GD, The Netherlands
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  • Nico Mollet, MD

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Department of Radiology
    • Department of Cardiology
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  • Pedro A. Lemos, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology
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  • Eugene P. McFadden, MD, MB

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology
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  • Riccardo Marano, MD

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Department of Radiology
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  • Timo Baks, MD

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Department of Radiology
    • Department of Cardiology
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  • Theo Stijnen, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Pim J. de Feyter, MD

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Department of Radiology
    • Department of Cardiology
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  • Gabriel P. Krestin, MD

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Department of Radiology

Received 5 April 2004; received in revised form 2 August 2004; accepted 2 August 2004.

Forty-four patients in sinus rhythm with suspected coronary artery disease underwent 16-row multislice computed tomography coronary angiography and conventional coronary angiography. Two protocols for image analysis were applied to the multislice computed tomographic images: standard projections versus interactive postprocessing. The diagnostic accuracy of both methods for the detection of significant lesions (>50% lumen reduction) was compared with quantitative coronary angiography. Sensitivity and specificity were 58% and 96% and 96% and 97%, for standard projections and interactive postprocessing protocol, respectively.

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PII: S0002-9149(04)01401-8

doi:10.1016/j.amjcard.2004.08.051

American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 94, Issue 12 , Pages 1590-1593, 15 December 2004

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