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“ The evidence from the literature review suggests that both invasive coronary angiography and myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) may be overutilized, whereas coronary CTA is probably underutilized.”
The Lack of Growth in Use of Coronary CT Angiography: Is It Being Appropriately Used?
Levin DC et al.
AJR 2011; 196:862-867
“ Another advantage of using coronary CTA over MPI in the emergency department setting is that coronary CTA can of course, reveal other causes of acute chest pain, such as aortic dissection, pulmonary embolism, pneumothorax, pericardial or pleural disease, tumors, and others.”
The Lack of Growth in Use of Coronary CT Angiography: Is It Being Appropriately Used?
Levin DC et al.
AJR 2011; 196:862-867