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Barbara Kram, Editor | September 11, 2006
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Study reveals that cardiovascular CT can help patients avoid invasive catheterization
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The Cleveland Clinic recently announced the results of "Coronary Assessment by Computed Tomographic Scanning & Catheter Angiography (CATSCAN): A Multi-Center Trial[1]," which found that 37 percent of patients evaluated who presented coronary disease symptoms could have avoided catheterization through a CT angiography. The study, which was published in the July 26, 2006, issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, used Philips Brilliance 16-slice cardiovascular CT systems to examine participants.
CATSCAN reveals that cardiovascular CT can help patients avoid invasive catheterization. The results also indicate that a negative finding on CTA virtually eliminates the possibility of having significant coronary artery disease, meaning that if no significant narrowing is seen by CTA, there is good agreement with coronary angiography.
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[1] Mario J. Garcia, MD, et. al; "Accuracy of 16-Row Multidetector Computed Tomography for the Assessment of Coronary Artery Stenosis", JAMA, July 26, 2006-Vol 296, No.4) on Computed Tomography Angiography (CTA).
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