TABLE 1.

Cardiac computed tomography: Indications

Recommendations
Diagnosis of obstructive CAD in symptomatic patients with an intermediate pretest likelihood of CAD, or symptomatic patients with equivocal or inconclusive stress test results
Assessment of patency or course of coronary bypass grafts
Exclusion of obstructive CAD in low-risk patients who require invasive coronary angiography
Identification or definition of the course of anomalous coronary arteries
Assessment of left or right ventricular size, volume and function when alternative imaging modalities are unavailable or inconclusive
Assessment of pulmonary venous anatomy before and after pulmonary vein isolation for atrial fibrillation
Assessment of coronary venous anatomy before cardiac resynchronization therapy
Assessment of cardiac and extracardiac structures (eg, aorta, pericardium and cardiac masses)

CAD Coronary artery disease