Comprehensive cardiac CT scan may give clearer picture of significant heart disease
Tuesday, September 15, 2009 - 10:35
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 ischaemia - restricted blood flow to heart muscle tissue - giving a better indication of clinically significant coronary artery disease. Their report appears in the 15 September issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology...