Directed proximal magnetic resonance coronary angiography compared with conventional contrast coronary angiography.
Magnetic resonance coronary angiography in 36 patients with proximal 1-vessel disease within 1 week of contrast coronary angiography was performed and the time required to complete the study was 13.4 +/- 4.2 min 13.2 +/- 8.1 minutes for the right and left coronary arteries, respectively. The sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values, and accuracy of magnetic resonance coronary angiography were 100% for right cronary artery disease, and 83%, 98%, 94%, 94%, and 94%, respectively, for left coronary artery disease.
Yoshino
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Second Department of Internal Medicine, Kyorin University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Nitatori
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T
Kachi
E
E
Yano
K
K
Taniuchi
M
M
Hachiya
J
J
Ishikawa
K
K
D000368:Aged; D017023:Coronary Angiography / Q000379:methods; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity