Pertinent reportable incidental cardiac findings on chest CT without electrocardiography gating: review of 268 consecutive cases.

ConclusionDetection of pertinent reportable cardiac findings on routine chest CT examinations without ECG gating is possible. The high volume of chest CT examinations without ECG gating represents an opportunity for radiologists to comment on the presence or absence of cardiac disease which may influence future clinical decisions. PMID: 23436832 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Acta Radiologica - February 23, 2013 Category: Radiology Authors: Choy G, Kröpil P, Scherer A, El-Sherief AH, Chung J, Rojas CA, Abbara S Tags: Acta Radiol Source Type: research

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