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In recent studies at Munich University, the combined Dual Source CT protocol for chest pain assessment showed a high sensitivity for the cause of chest pain. Due to its robust image quality even in high heart rates DSCT greatly improves diagnostic accuracy. In cases of acute chest pain, the initial focus … Read more

The Dual Source CT protocol for chest pain assessment proved to be a helpful tool offering a fast diagnostic workup and patient triage. The heart rate insensitivity of DSCT further increases the diagnostic accuracy of the method by improving coronary artery assessment in acutely ill patients. The initial symptoms of the … Read more

  Article in German: Dual-source-CT in der Diagnostik des Thoraxschmerzes Abstract Background: With the depiction of pulmonary arteries, coronary arteries, and the aorta, CT angiography of the chest offers a comprehensive diagnostic work-up of unclear chest pain. The aim of this study was to assess … Read more