Jacqueline Latina’s team of researchers found “[i]nitial observations suggest UHR-CT may be effective in overcoming the limitation of conventional CT for accurately evaluating coronary artery stenoses in severely calcified vessels,” in a study published August 26, 2021, in Radiology: Cardiothoracic Imaging.

“This study’s initial experience with coronary angiography using ultrahigh-resolution CT in patients suspected of having coronary stenoses demonstrates promise for high diagnostic accuracy even in the setting of severe coronary calcification or prior stenting, representing a potentially substantial advance compared with conventional CT technology in this challenging patient population,” wrote the team.

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Jacqueline Latina, Mahsima Shabani, Karan Kapoor, Seamus P. Whelton, Jeffrey C. Trost, Jaclyn Sesso, Shadpour Demehri, Mahadevappa Mahesh, João A. C. Lima, and Armin Arbab-Zadeh. “Ultra-High-Resolution Coronary CT Angiography for Assessment of Patients with Severe Coronary Artery Calcification: Initial Experience.” Radiology: Cardiothoracic Imaging 2021 3:4 Published online August 26, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1148/ryct.2021210053 Accessed September 14, 2021, at https://pubs.rsna.org/doi/10.1148/ryct.2021210053

Yee, Kate. “Ultrahigh-resolution CT boosts the modality’s heart imaging prowess.” AuntMinnie.com August 30, 2021. Accesses September 14, 2021, at https://www.auntminnie.com/index.aspx?sec=sup&sub=cto&pag=dis&ItemID=133344