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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

DOI

 10.3310/hta12170
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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. 

This report should be referenced as follows:

 Mowatt G, Cummins E, Waugh N, Walker S, Cook J, Jia X, et al. 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. Health Technol Assess 2008;12(17).

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  

Date of publication in HTA journal series

 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) The National Research Register was a public database of ongoing and recently completed research projects funded by, or of interest to, the United Kingdom's National Health Service (NHS). It is now an archive of projects from early 2000 to September 2007. Search the NRR archive.

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 Project protocol (pdf format, 93 kbytes)

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