Study: Combined SPECT, CT helps identify heart disease risk
A study on 1,126 patients with no history of coronary artery disease found that using both SPECT and CT is more effective at identifying the risk of heart disease than using either test alone. "We're not recommending doing this to everybody. The patient has to have clinical risks," a researcher said.
Reuters | 11/02
This story published in SNM SmartBrief on 11/03/2009
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