Event FinderFenestrated Intravenous Catheter Use in Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography (CCTA)
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About This Event
Recent guidelines have recommended coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) to be the first-line strategy for evaluating patients with chest pain symptoms. The diagnostic accuracy of CCTA is dependent upon image quality which may be improved by increasing contrast injection rates. Practice guidelines also include using a fenestrated peripheral IV catheter (PIVC). This presentation will review a single center’s experience with fenestrated catheters to improve CCTA image quality and demonstrate methods for achieving high quality images with lower radiation for patients with high BMI.