Comparison of coronary CT angiography with conventional coronary angiography in the diagnosis of coronary artery disease

Authors

  • N Mannan Medinova Medical Services Ltd., Dhaka
  • MA Basher Department of Radiology and Imaging, BIHS, Dhaka
  • J Mohammad Department of Radiology and Imaging, United Hospital Ltd., Dhaka
  • MU Jahan Maternal and Child Health Training Institute, Azimpur, Dhaka
  • NAM Momenuzzaman Department of Cardiology, United Hospital Ltd., Dhaka
  • MA Haque Department of Public Health and Informatics, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/bmrcb.v40i1.20334

Abstract

Noninvasive CT coronary angiography is a promising coronary imaging technique. In spite of the unprecedented temporal and spatial resolution and the inability to perform therapeutic interventions in the same session multi-detector computed tomography (MDCT) has been considering a promising alternative, non invasive tool for coronary artery imaging due to its high sensitivity and specificity for the detection of significant coronary artery stenosis. To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of 64-slice MDCT for assessing haemodynamically significant stenoses of the coronary arteries in comparison with the conventional standard cardiac angiography. Fifty patients scheduled for conventional coronary angiography at the department of Radiology and Imaging, United Hospital, Dhaka were enrolled between July 2007 and June 2008. All patients underwent both conventional and MDCT angiography within mean 10.70 days. Overall sensitivity of 64-slice MDCT for the detection of stenosis ?50%, stenosis >50%, and stenosis >75% was 90.0%, 83.8%, and 80.7%, respectively, and specificity was 96.5%, 98.4%, and 98.3% respectively and accuracy was 96.0 %, 96.5%, and 96.6% respectively. Contrast-enhanced 64-slice MDCT allows the identification of coronary stenosis with excellent accuracy. Measurements of stenosis derived by MDCT correlated well with conventional angiogram. A major limitation is the insufficient ability of CT to exactly quantify the degree of stenosis.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bmrcb.v40i1.20334

Bangladesh Med Res Counc Bull 2014; 40: 31-35

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2014-09-05

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Mannan, N., Basher, M., Mohammad, J., Jahan, M., Momenuzzaman, N., & Haque, M. (2014). Comparison of coronary CT angiography with conventional coronary angiography in the diagnosis of coronary artery disease. Bangladesh Medical Research Council Bulletin, 40(1), 31–35. https://doi.org/10.3329/bmrcb.v40i1.20334

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Vol. 40 No. 1 (2014)

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Research Papers

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