Cardiac CT us Vs. them

Check out a new artice on Medscape regarding cardiac CT using the link http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/533036?src=mp
It's interesting to see that physicians world-over are reluctant to prescribe CCTA because the patient may require a conventional catheter angio later and this may just add to his lifetime radiation exposure.

Also see an an interview on Cardiac MR--use it or lose it, on turf battles between cardiologists and radiologists on the use of Cardiac MR. Check it out at http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/528832?src=sr

Another article on relative and absolute contraindications for CCTA is an absolute must-read for those who are interested in or performing CCTA. Read it at aunt minnie http://www.auntminnie.com/index.asp?Sec=sup&Sub=car&Pag=dis&ItemId=71696&wf=1073&d=1

A comparison between MR and CT for assessment of coronary arteries gives CT a definitive edge. Check this out at http://www.auntminnie.com/index.asp?Sec=sup&Sub=cto&Pag=dis&ItemId=72438&wf=1243