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*CT scanning is not recommended as a screening tool in the asymptomatic patient | *CT scanning is not recommended as a screening tool in the asymptomatic patient | ||
*A negative CT scan in a patient with a low [[pre test probability]] of disease has a high [[negative predictive value]] in excluding the presence of [[CAD]] | *A negative CT scan in a patient with a low [[pre test probability]] of disease has a high [[negative predictive value]] in excluding the presence of [[CAD]] | ||
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* Useful in the differentiation of [[myocarditis]] (subepicardial pattern) from [[myocardial infarction]] (subendocardial pattern) | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 15:07, 31 October 2011
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Cardiology Overview |
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
CT Scanning
- CT scanning is not recommended as a screening tool in the asymptomatic patient
- A negative CT scan in a patient with a low pre test probability of disease has a high negative predictive value in excluding the presence of CAD
MRI
- Useful in the differentiation of myocarditis (subepicardial pattern) from myocardial infarction (subendocardial pattern)