Table 3.
Number of assessable segments with electron beam computed tomographic coronary angiography (EBCTA) and multislice computed tomographic coronary angiography (MSCTA)
| EBCTA | MSCTA | ||||
| Segment | Number assessable | % (95% CI) | Number assessable | % (95% CI) | p Value |
| 1 | 75/99 | 76% (66% to 84%) | 75/88 | 85% (76% to 92%) | NS |
| 2 | 72/99 | 73% (62% to 81%) | 56/88 | 64% (53% to 74%) | NS |
| 3 | 53/92 | 58% (46% to 67%) | 62/85 | 73% (62% to 82%) | NS |
| 5 | 87/101 | 86% (78% to 92%) | 84/91 | 92% (84% to 96%) | NS |
| 6 | 81/98 | 83% (74% to 90%) | 78/87 | 90% (81% to 95%) | NS |
| 7 | 81/100 | 81% (72% to 88%) | 75/88 | 85% (76% to 92%) | NS |
| 8 | 73/100 | 73% (63% to 81%) | 78/90 | 87% (79% to 92%) | NS |
| 11 | 79/96 | 82% (73% to 89%) | 78/89 | 88% (78% to 93%) | NS |
| 11 distal | 61/91 | 67% (56% to 77%) | 67/89 | 75% (65% to 83%) | NS |
| Total | 662/876 | 76% (72% to 78%) | 653/795 | 82% (79% to 84%) | <0.05 |
CI, confidence interval.