Computed tomographic coronary angiography: how many slices do you need?
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Abstract
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.
Medical subject headings
- Coronary Angiography
- Coronary Disease
- Tomography, X-Ray Computed