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2. Computed Tomography Angiography (CTA) - Johns Hopkins Medicine

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   CT angiography is a type of medical test that combines a CT scan with an injection of a special dye to produce pictures of blood vessels and tissues in a part of your body. The dye is injected through an intravenous (IV) line placed in your arm or hand.

3. CT Scan or Angiogram - What is the Difference?

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   Cardiac CT Scan (CT angiography) is a less invasive version of the traditional angiogram. The primary difference between the two procedures is that while a standard angiogram involves inserting a catheter into the artery and area to be studied, a CT angiogram does not require catheter insertion.

4. Should I Get a Coronary CT Scan? | Cardiology - JAMA Network

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   There are 2 different types of coronary CT scans: a coronary CT angiogram and a coronary artery calcium scan. Both tests take place inside a standard CT scan machine, but there are important differences between them.

5. Computed Tomography (CT) Angiography (Angiogram)

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   Computed tomography angiography (CTA) uses an injection of contrast material into your blood vessels and CT scanning to help diagnose and evaluate blood vessel disease or related conditions, such as aneurysms or blockages.

6. CT Coronary Angiogram - Cleveland Clinic

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   What is the difference between a cardiac CT scan and a CT coronary angiogram? Both cardiac CT scans and CT coronary angiograms use specialized X-rays to look inside your body. CT coronary angiograms are slightly more invasive because they use a contrast dye injection.

7. Cardiac Computed Tomography Angiography (CCTA)

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   A CCTA scan is used to help find the presence of and percent of narrowing (stenosis) in the coronary arteries and blood vessels that supply blood to the heart or other parts of the body. Multidetector CT, or MDCT, scans work fast and are very detailed.

8. Understanding CT Scan and CTA Scan: Technology, Uses, and Safety

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   A contrast substance injection into your blood arteries combined with CT scanning is used in Computed Tomography Angiography (CTA) to detect and assess blood vessel disease and associated disorders, including aneurysms or blockages.

9. CT coronary angiogram - Mayo Clinic

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   A CT coronary angiogram mainly is done to check for narrowed or blocked arteries in the heart. It may be done if you have symptoms of coronary artery disease. But the test can look for other heart conditions too. A CT coronary angiogram is different from a standard coronary angiogram.

10. CT Scan: What It Is, Types, Purpose, Procedure & Results

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    A CT (computed tomography) scan is a type of imaging test. Like an X-ray, it shows structures inside your body. But instead of creating a flat, 2D image, a CT scan takes dozens to hundreds of images of your body. To get these images, a CT machine takes X-ray pictures as it revolves around you.

11. CT scan, Computed tomography (CT) and CT angiography

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    A computed tomography (CT) scan is a noninvasive diagnostic test that uses x-rays and a computer to create images of the body. It allows your doctor to view your spine or brain in slices, as if it were sliced layer-by-layer and a picture taken of each slice.