Diagnostic performance of calcification-suppressed coronary CT angiography using rapid kilovolt-switching dual-energy CT.

Objectives: Multi-detector-row computed tomography angiography (MDCTA) plays an important role in the assessment of patients with suspected coronary artery disease. However, MDCTA tends to overestimate stenosis in calcified coronary artery lesions. The aim of our study was to evaluate the diagnostic...

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Published in:European Radiology Vol. 27; no. 7; pp. 2794 - 2802
Main Authors: Yunaga, Hiroto, Ohta, Yasutoshi, Kaetsu, Yasuhiro, Kitao, Shinichiro, Watanabe, Tomomi, Furuse, Yoshiyuki, Yamamoto, Kazuhiro, Ogawa, Toshihide
Format: research Journal Article
Published: Springer Nature Jul2017
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