Details of HTA journal title
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Research type: |
HTA Technology Assessment Report |
Title (lead author) etc: |
Systematic review of the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of 64-slice or higher computed tomography angiography as an alternative to invasive coronary angiography in the investigation of coronary artery disease (Mowatt) 164 pages, Volume 12, number 17 |
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Headline: |
Study found the main value of 64-slice computed tomography at present may be to rule out significant coronary artery disease but it is unlikely to replace coronary angiography in assessment for revascularisation of patients. |
Project ref: |
06/15/01 |
Original project title: |
The clinical and cost-effectiveness of computed tomography as an alternative to angiography in investigation of coronary artery disease |
Chief Investigator: |
Aberdeen HTA Group, University of Aberdeen |
Start Date: |
April 2006. |
Publication date: |
May 2008 |
Cost: |
This project was commissioned by the HTA programme on a call-off contract basis. |
MeSH* index primary terms: |
CORONARY-DISEASE Q-radionuclide-imaging (* = Medical Subject Headings) |
MeSH* index secondary terms: |
HUMANS; TOMOGRAPHY-EMISSION-COMPUTED Q-methods (* = Medical Subject Headings) |
NRR* number, if applicable: |
N0484184716 (*National Research Register) |
Project Protocol: |
Project protocol (pdf format, 93 kbytes) |
Printed copies of this title despatched: |
103 (Figures relate to the previous calendar month) |
Downloads/Views of electronic version from website: |
2263 (Figures are cumulative.) Last updated 8th July 2008. |
URL of this page: |
http://www.hta.ac.uk/1545 |
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