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Nature Clinical Practice Cardiovascular Medicine (2006) 3, 265-275
doi:10.1038/ncpcardio0541  
Received 4 June 2005 | Accepted 16 February 2006

Technology Insight: cardiac CT angiography

Michael Poon

Correspondence Cardiovascular Medicine and Integrated Imaging Program, Cabrini Medical Center, 227 East 19th Street, Room 549B, New York, NY 10003, USA

Email mpoon@cabrininy.org

An accurate, noninvasive method of imaging the heart and coronary arteries has long been elusive. Multidetector row CT, however, seems a likely candidate to fill this gap. This modality can be safely used to obtain high-quality images in seconds. Michael Poon provides an update on the advances in the development of this technology.

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