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Cardiac CT in the Assessment of Acute Chest Pain in the Emergency Department

posted by U. Joseph Schoepf, M.D. | Sep 29, 2009
U. Joseph Schoepf, M.D.

The purpose of this article is to describe the current role of ECG-synchronized CT in the evaluation of patients with acute chest pain (triple rule-out) in the emergency department. Read more

Cardiac CT in the Assessment of Acute Chest Pain in the Emergency Department

posted by U. Joseph Schoepf, M.D. | Aug 17, 2009
U. Joseph Schoepf, M.D.

The purpose of this article is to describe the current role of ECG-synchronized CT in the evaluation of patients with acute chest pain (triple rule-out) in the emergency department. Read more

Acute chest pain criteria in ED for CTA

posted by U. Joseph Schoepf, M.D. | Feb 15, 2008
U. Joseph Schoepf, M.D.

The following question has been sent by J. Oltmann, CTA Technologist, USA: In the hospital setting, the logic has to be very defined in the order. Although the Multislice CT book included with our Definition scanner has a good flow chart as indicators, I would like to see if any specific information … Read more

Dual-source computed tomography in patients with acute chest pain: feasibility and image quality

posted by Hatem Alkadhi, M.D. | Nov 16, 2007
Hatem Alkadhi, M.D.

Abstract The aim of this study was to determine the feasibility and image quality of dual-source computed tomography angiography (DSCTA) in patients with acute chest pain for the assessment of the lung, thoracic aorta, and for pulmonary and coronary arteries. Sixty consecutive patients (32 female, 28 male, mean age 58.1± 16.3 … Read more