http://www.appliedradiology.com RSS Feed on Applied Radiologyhttp://www.appliedradiology.com//Issues/2007/11/Articles/Cardiac-CT-in-the-emergency-room.aspxThe 64-detector computed tomography (CT) scanner is a powerful tool for the evaluation of patients with chest pain in the emergency room. Cardiac CT angiography (CTA) performed with these scanners can accurately evaluate a number of cardiac, pulmonary, and vascular disease states in an acute setting. The authors discuss the role of cardiac CTA in the evaluation of patients with potential acute cardiovascular disease and propose an integrated algorithm for the work-up and risk stratification of these patients.Monday, 12 Nov 2007 13:30:40 GMT