Chest pain CT in the Emergency Department: evaluating the coronary arteries even when not specifically asked for?

Conclusion Of patients presenting to the ED with acute chest pain who received a chest pain CT for simultaneous evaluation of AAS and PE, 24% had further imaging for CAD within 30 days of the initial ED visit. Immediate evaluation of the coronary arteries as part of a chest pain CT should be considered here for not delaying diagnosis.
PMID: 29486599 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Acta Radiologica - January 1, 2018 Category: Radiology Authors: Morsbach F, Hinzpeter R, Higashigaito K, Benz D, Manka R, Keller DI, Alkadhi H Tags: Acta Radiol Source Type: research