Current Role of Computed Tomography in the Evaluation of Acute Coronary Syndrome

Overview

Journal Diagnostics (Basel)

Specialty Radiology

Date 2021 Feb 12

PMID 33572267

Citations 3

Authors

Min Ji Son

Seung Min Yoo

Dongjun Lee

Hwa Yeon Lee

In Sup Song

Eun Ju Chun

Charles S White

Affiliations

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Abstract

This review article provides an overview regarding the role of computed tomography (CT) in the evaluation of acute chest pain (ACP) in the emergency department (ED), focusing on characteristic CT findings.

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