Clinical and economic impact of extracardiac lesions on coronary CT angiography.
Andrew KelionNikant Kumar SabharwalDavid HoldsworthSam DawkinsHeiko PeschlAnny SykesYaver BashirPublished in: Heart (British Cardiac Society) (2022)
Extracardiac abnormalities are common on CCTA, but identification and follow-up are costly. The few requiring treatment are usually identifiable without review of the wide FOV. The way in which CCTAs are scrutinised for extracardiac abnormalities in a resource-limited healthcare system should be questioned.