TY - JOUR
T1 - 64-Slice CT for Diagnosis of Coronary Artery Disease
T2 - A Systematic Review
AU - Stein, Paul D.
AU - Yaekoub, Abdo Y.
AU - Matta, Fadi
AU - Sostman, Henry Dirk
PY - 2008/8/1
Y1 - 2008/8/1
N2 - Purpose: The purpose of this systematic review was to assess the accuracy of 64-slice CT coronary angiography for the diagnosis of coronary artery disease. Methods: We attempted to identify all published trials in all languages that used 64-slice CT to diagnose coronary artery disease. Results of 64-slice CT coronary angiography were compared with invasive coronary angiography or intravascular ultrasound. Results: Sensitivity of 64-slice CT for significant (≥50%) stenosis, based on pooled data from all studies, was ≥90% in patient-based evaluations, named vessels, segments, and coronary artery bypass grafts, except the left circumflex (sensitivity 88%), distal segments (80%), and stents (88%). Specificity was 88% in patient-based evaluations, and ≥90% at individual sites. Positive predictive values for patient-based evaluations, left main coronary artery, and coronary artery bypass grafts ranged from 91% to 93%, but elsewhere ranged from 69% to 84%. Negative predictive values were 96% to 100%. Positive likelihood ratios for patient-based evaluations were 8.0 and, at specific sites, were ≥9.7. Negative likelihood ratios, except for distal segments, were <0.1. Conclusion: Negative 64-slice CT reliably excluded significant coronary disease. However, the data suggest that stenoses shown on 64-slice CT require confirmation. Combining the results of 64-slice CT with a pre-CT clinical probability assessment would strengthen the diagnosis. Due to the risk of radiation-induced cancer, patients should be selected carefully for this test, and scan protocols should be optimized to minimize risk.
AB - Purpose: The purpose of this systematic review was to assess the accuracy of 64-slice CT coronary angiography for the diagnosis of coronary artery disease. Methods: We attempted to identify all published trials in all languages that used 64-slice CT to diagnose coronary artery disease. Results of 64-slice CT coronary angiography were compared with invasive coronary angiography or intravascular ultrasound. Results: Sensitivity of 64-slice CT for significant (≥50%) stenosis, based on pooled data from all studies, was ≥90% in patient-based evaluations, named vessels, segments, and coronary artery bypass grafts, except the left circumflex (sensitivity 88%), distal segments (80%), and stents (88%). Specificity was 88% in patient-based evaluations, and ≥90% at individual sites. Positive predictive values for patient-based evaluations, left main coronary artery, and coronary artery bypass grafts ranged from 91% to 93%, but elsewhere ranged from 69% to 84%. Negative predictive values were 96% to 100%. Positive likelihood ratios for patient-based evaluations were 8.0 and, at specific sites, were ≥9.7. Negative likelihood ratios, except for distal segments, were <0.1. Conclusion: Negative 64-slice CT reliably excluded significant coronary disease. However, the data suggest that stenoses shown on 64-slice CT require confirmation. Combining the results of 64-slice CT with a pre-CT clinical probability assessment would strengthen the diagnosis. Due to the risk of radiation-induced cancer, patients should be selected carefully for this test, and scan protocols should be optimized to minimize risk.
KW - Computed tomography
KW - Coronary angiography
KW - Coronary artery disease
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U2 - 10.1016/j.amjmed.2008.02.039
DO - 10.1016/j.amjmed.2008.02.039
M3 - Article
C2 - 18691486
AN - SCOPUS:48449089390
SN - 0002-9343
VL - 121
SP - 715
EP - 725
JO - American Journal of Medicine
JF - American Journal of Medicine
IS - 8
ER -