Computed tomographic coronary angiography: how many slices do you need?
While increasing the number of slices in multislice computed tomography clearly brings benefits in terms of detecting significant coronary disease, heavy calcification remains a problem, as does the high radiation burden.
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D017023:Coronary Angiography / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards