Clinical utility of two-phase computed tomography angiography for the detection of myocardial perfusion defects related to acute coronary syndrome in patients with acute chest pain: a case series
Abstract:Background
Evaluation of acute chest pain (ACP) in the emergency department is a major health issue and differential diagnosis remains challenging for the physician, particularly in patients with atypical symptoms and inconclusive changes in electrocardiogram (ECG) or biomarkers levels.
Case summary
We present the potential value of the two-phase computed tomography angiography (TP-CTA) imaging protocol done in six different … Show more
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