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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Publication history
Accepted:
August 2,
2004
Received in revised form:
August 2,
2004
Received:
April 5,
2004
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© 2004 Excerpta Medica Inc. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
