A systematic approach for analysis, interpretation, and reporting of coronary CTA studies

Over the past years, the number of coronary computed tomography angiography (CTA) studies performed worldwide has been steadily increasing. Performing a coronary CTA study with appropriate protocols tailored to the individual patient and clinical question is mandatory to obtain an image quality that...

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Main Authors:	Karlo, Christoph A., Leschka, Sebastian, Stolzmann, Paul, Glaser-Gallion, Nicola, Wildermuth, Simon, Alkadhi, Hatem
Format:	Online
Language:	English
Published:	Springer-Verlag 2012
Online Access:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3369123/

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spelling	pubmed-33691232012-06-19 A systematic approach for analysis, interpretation, and reporting of coronary CTA studies Karlo, Christoph A. Leschka, Sebastian Stolzmann, Paul Glaser-Gallion, Nicola Wildermuth, Simon Alkadhi, Hatem Review Over the past years, the number of coronary computed tomography angiography (CTA) studies performed worldwide has been steadily increasing. Performing a coronary CTA study with appropriate protocols tailored to the individual patient and clinical question is mandatory to obtain an image quality that is diagnostic for the study purpose. This process can be considered the primary mainstay of each coronary CTA study. The secondary mainstay is represented by the correct analysis and interpretation of the acquired data, as well as reporting of the pertinent imaging findings to the referring physician. The latter process requires knowledge of the advantages and disadvantages of various post-processing methods. In addition, a standardized approach can be helpful to avoid false-positive and false-negative findings regarding the presence or absence of coronary artery disease. By implementing various radiation dose reduction techniques, care needs to be taken to keep the radiation dose of coronary CTA as low as reasonably achievable while maintaining the diagnostic capacity of the examination. This review describes a practical approach to the analysis and interpretation of coronary CTA data, including the standardized reporting of the relevant imaging findings to the referring physicians. Springer-Verlag 2012-05-01 /pmc/articles/PMC3369123/ /pubmed/22696084 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13244-012-0167-y Text en © European Society of Radiology 2012
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author	Karlo, Christoph A. Leschka, Sebastian Stolzmann, Paul Glaser-Gallion, Nicola Wildermuth, Simon Alkadhi, Hatem
spellingShingle	Karlo, Christoph A. Leschka, Sebastian Stolzmann, Paul Glaser-Gallion, Nicola Wildermuth, Simon Alkadhi, Hatem A systematic approach for analysis, interpretation, and reporting of coronary CTA studies
author_facet	Karlo, Christoph A. Leschka, Sebastian Stolzmann, Paul Glaser-Gallion, Nicola Wildermuth, Simon Alkadhi, Hatem
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title	A systematic approach for analysis, interpretation, and reporting of coronary CTA studies
title_short	A systematic approach for analysis, interpretation, and reporting of coronary CTA studies
title_full	A systematic approach for analysis, interpretation, and reporting of coronary CTA studies
title_fullStr	A systematic approach for analysis, interpretation, and reporting of coronary CTA studies
title_full_unstemmed	A systematic approach for analysis, interpretation, and reporting of coronary CTA studies
title_sort	systematic approach for analysis, interpretation, and reporting of coronary cta studies
description	Over the past years, the number of coronary computed tomography angiography (CTA) studies performed worldwide has been steadily increasing. Performing a coronary CTA study with appropriate protocols tailored to the individual patient and clinical question is mandatory to obtain an image quality that is diagnostic for the study purpose. This process can be considered the primary mainstay of each coronary CTA study. The secondary mainstay is represented by the correct analysis and interpretation of the acquired data, as well as reporting of the pertinent imaging findings to the referring physician. The latter process requires knowledge of the advantages and disadvantages of various post-processing methods. In addition, a standardized approach can be helpful to avoid false-positive and false-negative findings regarding the presence or absence of coronary artery disease. By implementing various radiation dose reduction techniques, care needs to be taken to keep the radiation dose of coronary CTA as low as reasonably achievable while maintaining the diagnostic capacity of the examination. This review describes a practical approach to the analysis and interpretation of coronary CTA data, including the standardized reporting of the relevant imaging findings to the referring physicians.
publisher	Springer-Verlag
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A systematic approach for analysis, interpretation, and reporting of coronary CTA studies

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