http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/12/more-trouble-for-ct-scans-of-heart.html Tue, 14 Feb 2012 19:56:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/12/more-trouble-for-ct-scans-of-heart.html#comment-88756 Anonymous Fri, 19 Dec 2008 02:36:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2008/12/more-trouble-for-ct-scans-of-the-heart.html#comment-88756 Everything I have read about Cardiac CT seems to indicate that sensitivity and specificity are comparable to nuclear stress and that the radiation dose is less than nuclear. Why then does everyone think this test is worthless? Clearly using it as a screen in asymptomatic people is NOT appropriate, but I have not read anyone who legitimately promotes it for otherwise healthy people. Everything I have read about Cardiac CT seems to indicate that sensitivity and specificity are comparable to nuclear stress and that the radiation dose is less than nuclear. Why then does everyone think this test is worthless? Clearly using it as a screen in asymptomatic people is NOT appropriate, but I have not read anyone who legitimately promotes it for otherwise healthy people.

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