Accuracy of Computed Tomographic Angiography for Stenosis Quantification Using Quantitative Coronary Angiography or Intravascular Ultrasound as the Gold Standard
October 3rd, 2009 Posted by: admin
Publication year: 2009<br><b>Source:</b> The American Journal of Cardiology, Volume 104, Issue 8, 15 October 2009, Pages 1047-1051<br>Subodh B., Joshi , Teruo, Okabe , Robert O., Roswell , Gaby, Weissman , Cristian F., Lopez , …<br><br>Computed tomographic angiography (CTA) is considered to have limited accuracy for quantifying exact percent diameter stenosis in coronary arteries. However, most studies evaluating CTA use quantitative coronary angiography (QCA) as the gold standard, a technique with its own limitations. We sought to determine whether CTA measurements of stenosis severity correlate better with intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) than with QCA. Luminal dimensions of 67 de novo coronary lesions were measured
