A noninvasive alternative has therefore been sought. Angiographic studies of 64-slice CT have shown accuracy in the diagnosis of coronary artery stenosis. Pache et al. therefore assessed the ...
Hausleiter et al. used contrast-enhanced 64-slice CT in 161 consecutive patients with suspected CAD and identified noncalcified coronary plaques in 48 patients, 38 of whom also had calcified plaques.