Kristensen Thomas Skårup, Kofoed Klaus Fuglsang, von der Recke Peter, Bøttcher Morten, Nielsen Michael Bachmann, Kelbaek Henning
Radiologisk Klinik, Rigshospitalet, DK-2100 København Ø.
Ugeskr Laeger. 2009 Apr 6;171(15):1275-81.
Noninvasive evaluation of the coronary arteries by multi-detector row computed tomography is a promising new alternative to conventional invasive coronary angiography. This article describes the technical background, methods, limitations and clinical applications and reviews current literature that compares the diagnostic accuracy of multi-detector row computed tomography with that of coronary angiography.