ACC/AHA EBT Findings Based On Inappropriate Comparison - Imatron, SAI
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Imatron Inc. is critical of research methods the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association used to compile an expert consensus document concluding that electron beam computed tomography demonstrates roughly 70% accuracy in predicting cardiac conditions in symptomatic patients.
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