Emergency Cardiac CT for Suspected Acute Coronary Syndrome: Qualitative and Quantitative Assessment of Coronary, Pulmonary, and Aortic Image Quality

Abstract

In the evaluation of patients presenting to the emergency department with suspected acute coronary syndrome, a dedicated coronary CT protocol enables excellent assessment of the coronary arteries and proximal ascending aorta but does not depict the pulmonary vasculature well enough for exclusion of pulmonary embolism.