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Cardiology Overview
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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)