Magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography (CT) have recently emerged as two techniques that can noninvasively visualize the coronary arteries. The latest generation 16-row detector multislice CT scanner is now considered the most reliable technique to visualize the coronaries. The sensitivity and specificity to detect a significant (>50% diameter stenosis) coronary stenosis is ± 94% and ± 90%, respectively. Further technical improvements are necessary to make CT a clinically reliable diagnostic tool.

doi.org/10.1046/j.1540-8183.2003.01062.x, hdl.handle.net/1765/56434
Journal of Interventional Cardiology: an international forum for global cardiovascular therapies
Department of Cardiology

de Feyter, P., Mollet, N., Cademartiri, F., Nieman, K., & Pattynama, P. (2003). MS-CT Coronary Imaging. In Journal of Interventional Cardiology: an international forum for global cardiovascular therapies (Vol. 16, pp. 465–468). doi:10.1046/j.1540-8183.2003.01062.x