This type of CT scan enables doctors to obtain quite detailed pictures of the coronary arteries. However, American experts are questioning its value and they're supported in this by the American ...

Treadmill tests, for example, can produce false positives. A CT angiogram is a more accurate diagnostic test that can confirm when there is heart disease.

CT-FFR uses coronary CT angiography images of the heart, AI algorithms and computational fluid dynamics to simulate the amount of blood flowing through the coronary arteries.

A new test available at many major hospitals, CT (computed tomography) angiography, shows plaque buildup in the arteries. The idea is that actually viewing this artery-clogging gu ...

Not everyone is the right candidate for a coronary CT, your doctor will be able to decide whether you should take a stress test or a coronary CT. "Somebody who is 55, they've got risk factors, and I ...

This test can be done in more than one way. Invasive pulmonary angiography uses X-rays and contrast dye to visualize the blood vessels. Newer options, such as computed tomographic pulmonary ...

Costs increased by £0.35 million/100,000 people per year, an increase of 2.8%, which is in line with inflation. “There’s been essentially no cost increase, but a lot more tests, because you’ve ...

More information: Kristian T. Madsen et al, Prognostic Value of Coronary CT Angiography–derived Fractional Flow Reserve on 3-year Outcomes in Patients with Stable Angina, Radiology (2023). DOI ...