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RESEARCH PRODUCT
Can ECG-gated MDCT be considered an obligatory step to plan and manage a new chest-pain unit?
Massimo MidiriLudovico La GruttaAntonio BasileValerio AlaimoFilippo CademartiriGabriel P. KrestinMassimo GaliaGiuseppe Runzasubject
ThoraxAcute coronary syndromemedicine.medical_specialtyChest PainCritical CareCardiac VolumeMyocardial InfarctionChest painElectrocardiographymedicineAcute chest painHumansRadiology Nuclear Medicine and imagingMyocardial infarctionAngina UnstablePractice Patterns Physicians'medicine.diagnostic_testbusiness.industryGeneral MedicineSyndromemedicine.diseaseRadiographic Image EnhancementAngiographyPractice Guidelines as TopicRadiologymedicine.symptombusinessTomography X-Ray ComputedElectrocardiographydescription
The recent improvements in multi-detector computed tomography technology and its application in cardiac field allow to consider this non-invasive imaging technique as a promising comprehensive method for detecting significant coronary stenoses in a chest-pain unit. The possibility to use the ECG-synchronisation acquisition protocol, normally limited to the cardiac volume, for the entire thoracic vascular system should have the remarkable potential to reduce invasive and non-invasive procedures actually used to investigate acute chest pain and the number of unnecessary hospital admissions without reducing appropriate admissions in patients with chest pain.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-01-01 | European Journal of Radiology |