Cardiac Computed Tomography in Troponin-Positive Chest Pain: Sometimes the Answer Lies in the Late Iodine Enhancement or Extracellular Volume Fraction Map

JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2019 Apr;12(4):745-748. doi: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2018.08.013. Epub 2018 Oct 17.
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Keywords: cardiac computed tomography; extracellular volume map; late iodine enhancement.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Acute Coronary Syndrome / blood
  • Acute Coronary Syndrome / diagnostic imaging*
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Angina Pectoris / blood
  • Angina Pectoris / diagnostic imaging*
  • Biomarkers / blood
  • Computed Tomography Angiography*
  • Contrast Media / administration & dosage*
  • Coronary Angiography / methods*
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Myocardial Infarction / blood
  • Myocardial Infarction / diagnostic imaging*
  • Predictive Value of Tests
  • Troponin / blood*

Substances

  • Biomarkers
  • Contrast Media
  • Troponin