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Heart 2006;92:582-584; doi:10.1136/hrt.2005.082198
Copyright © 2006 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd & British Cardiovascular Society

EDITORIAL

Computed tomographic coronary angiography: how many slices do you need?

C Peebles

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Correspondence to:
Dr Charles Peebles
Wessex Cardiothoracic Centre, Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust, Tremona Road, Southampton SO16 6YD, UK; charles.peebles{at}suht.swest.nhs.uk

ABSTRACT

While increasing the number of slices in multislice computed tomography clearly brings benefits in terms of detecting significant coronary disease, heavy calcification remains a problem, as does the high radiation burden

Keywords: computed tomography; coronary angiography; CT; MSCT


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