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editorial
. 2002 Mar;87(3):195–197. doi: 10.1136/heart.87.3.195

Table 1.

Approximate diagnostic value of non-invasive coronary imaging techniques to detect significant coronary stenosis (> 50 % lumen diameter stenosis)

EBCT MS-CT MR-CA Free breathing MR-CA Breath-hold
Assessability (%) ∼ 80 ∼ 70 ∼ 75 ∼ 70
Sensitivity (%) ∼ 80 ∼ 80 ∼ 50 ∼ 70
Specificity (%) ∼ 95 ∼ 95 ∼ 90 ∼ 95
Accuracy (%) ∼ 90 ∼ 90 ∼ 85 ∼ 90

EBCT, electron beam computed tomography; MS-CT, multi-slice computed tomography; MR-CA, magnetic resonance coronary angiography.