CT Angiography Excels as "Rule-Out" Test But Overestimates Disease Severity,...

 

 

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CT Angiography Excels as "Rule-Out" Test But Overestimates Disease Severity, Study Shows

via Medscape Radiology Headlines on 16/12/08

CT advocates say being able to rule out disease is the true value of a screening test, but others see the high false-positive rate with CTA as a recipe for soaring healthcare costs and unnecessary add-on tests.
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