PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Mosley, Mary
ED  - Achenbach, Stephan
TI  - CTA in Emergent Cardiovascular Care
DP  - 2014  01
TA  - MD Conference Express
PG  - 15--15
VI  - 14
IP  - 42
4099  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/14/42/15.short
4100  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/14/42/15.full
AB  - Next to the established indications for computed tomography in aortic dissection and pulmonary embolism, coronary computed tomography angiography can reliably detect and rule out coronary artery stenosis when it is expertly performed in selected, well-prepared patients presenting with acute chest pain to the emergency department. Supporting data for its use and considerations for patient selection and obtaining acceptable images is discussed in this article.