CT and MRI of coronary artery disease: evidence-based review

AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2006 Dec;187(6 Suppl):S483-99. doi: 10.2214/AJR.06.0309.

Abstract

Objective: The educational objective of this evidence-based self-assessment module is to use case examples to review the current evidence and the roles of CT and MRI in evaluating and managing patients with both congenital and acquired coronary artery disease.

Conclusion: In this educational module, we review the use of CT and MRI in the noninvasive diagnosis and management of patients with coronary artery disease.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Coronary Artery Disease / diagnosis*
  • Evidence-Based Medicine*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Image Enhancement / methods*
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods*
  • Male
  • Practice Guidelines as Topic
  • Practice Patterns, Physicians'
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods*