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To: skinowski who wrote (341029)	1/2/2010 1:15:07 PM
From: LindyBill	Read Replies (1) of 793957

Recall that in cases when something acute is discovered on CTA, the person will still need an emergency Cath - Yes, it's a "judgement" call. And both are overused. The Radiologist who wants to get some expensive use out of his new Lightspeed, and the Cardio who wants to do a Cath procedure. A CTA is about 30 mSv of radiation, a Cath about the same. For a person in need, most of whom are over 50, I don't consider that a big factor. But when in doubt, the ability of the CTA to rule in or out a narrowed artery on a almost 100% basis is nice. Yes, if there is a problem, you still end up in the Cath lab. That's why there is still a good argument about it. Most of the time you can tell when they hit the ER. It's cases like Rush's that create the problem. We will never know. I just don't like the fact that they did it and didn't even find any plaque.

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