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Combined anatomical and functional diagnostic work-up of patients with suspected coronary artery disease using cardiac computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging

✍ Scribed by Jan GJ Groothuis; Aernout M Beek; Stijn L Brinckman; Martijn R Meijerink; Mijntje LP van den Oever; Mark BM Hofman; Cornelis van Kuijk; Albert C van Rossum


Publisher
BioMed Central
Year
2011
Tongue
English
Weight
183 KB
Volume
13
Category
Article
ISSN
1097-6647

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✦ Synopsis


alternative diagnosis in 18 patients (myocarditis, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and dilated cardiomyopathy).

Conclusions

The combined use of CT and CMR significantly improved the specificity and overall diagnostic accuracy for detection of hemodynamically significant CAD, and allowed the detection of alternative diagnoses.