CT scans seen as accurate, safe alternative to cardiac angiography
Thursday, November 27, 2008 - 15:07
in Health & Medicine
The noninvasive imaging technology is nearly as accurate at detecting artery blockages as traditional coronary angiograms, which can result in complications including death. Noninvasive CT scans are nearly as accurate at imaging coronary artery blockages as conventional angiography and are much safer for many patients, according to researchers who published a study today in the New England Journal of Medicine.
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