Comprehensive cardiac CT scan may give clearer picture of significant heart disease
Tuesday, September 15, 2009 - 10:21
in Health & Medicine
A team of researchers led by Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) radiologists has developed a computed-tomography-based protocol that identifies both narrowing of coronary arteries and areas of myocardial ischemia -- restricted blood flow to heart muscle tissue -- giving a better indication of clinically significant coronary artery disease.