Dual-source computed tomography angiography for diagnosis and assessment of coronary artery disease: Systematic review and meta-analysis

A comparison of Functional and Anatomical Investigations with Angina Symptoms: Results from a Randomised Controlled Trial

“…CTCA images were evaluated for the presence of coronary artery stenosis by an experienced cardiologist and radiologist using the anatomical American Heart Association 15-point score [18] . A coronary diameter stenosis > 50% in a major epicardial artery > 2 mm was considered significant, which is in keeping with previous work [19][20][21][22] . Such results were deemed positive and could involve either calcified or non-calcified disease.…”

Role of Noninvasive Testing in the Clinical Evaluation of Women With Suspected Ischemic Heart Disease

“…226 Several meta-analyses (comprising approximately one third female enrollees) have reported the accuracy of 64-slice (and higher) CCTA, with mean sensitivity and specificity values in the range of 97% to 99% and 88% to 91%, respectively, based on per-patient analyses. [227][228][229][230][231][232] Controlled clinical trial data reveal that CCTA has a high diagnostic sensitivity (range, 85%-99%) and specificity (range, 64%-90%) for the detection of obstructive CAD compared with invasive angiography. [233][234][235] Five published studies specifically evaluated the diagnostic performance of CCTA in women compared with men [236][237][238][239][240] and included a total of 679 women and 1173 men (1 of the studies 238 included patients from a previous study 236 ).…”

Coronary CT Angiography in Coronary Artery Disease: from Diagnosis to Prevention

“…3,5-7, 29,30 These analyses indicate that CCTA has high diagnostic value in the detection and characterization of CAD due to presence of plaques (Figure 1). Currently, 320-slice CT represents the recently technological developments in imaging coronary artery disease with good results achieved.…”