Ultrafast CT
32-38,326-340). The authors favored it as “a reasonable alternative to traditional stress testing” (pointing also to its cost, brief test time and the fact that a physician does not usually need to be present during the scan). In the same journal, the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association issued a consensus statement opposing the widespread use of Ultrafast CT. The controversy continues.
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