Coronary Artery CT Angiography (CTA)

What is Coronary Artery CTA?
 By using the most advanced CT technology available, a 64 slice CT machine will take thousands of pictures of your heart in the matter of seconds.  The pictures are then assembled to create a three dimensional view of your heart. These pictures enable the radiologist to examine all the areas of your heart to determine if there are signs of coronary artery disease.  The CTA test is less invasive than the traditional method for determining the presence of coronary artery disease - coronary angiocath.  No hospital stay is needed - CTA is an outpatient procedure.  Coronary angiocath's (heart cath) are invasive and are not an outpatient procedure.