Cardiac computed tomography (cardiac CT) includes coronary CT angiography (CTA) as well as using CT technology to assess disease of the cardiac valves, aorta and pericardium. This examination ...

The authors found that 64-slice CT coronary angiography detected severe coronary stenoses (≥50% luminal narrowing) with 99% sensitivity and 95% specificity compared with conventional angiography.

Coronary artery computed tomography (CT) angiography (CTA ... have received clearance to market MDCT machines equipped with at least 16 detector rows through the FDA 510 (k) process.

CT has been utilized for a) coronary angiography (coronary CTA) and b) coronary calcium scoring. The coronary arteries had conventionally been visualized using invasive coronary angiography that ...