What is the accuracy of the 64-slice scan when checking for heart disease?
Medical experts, like Dr. Jill Jacobs, a radiologist at New York University Medical Center, say the results are very definitive. For example, if the study is absolutely normal, a doctor can say with a certainty of about 97 to 98% that there is no coronary artery disease. If the opposite is true and the test shows a blockage, a doctor may then send his or her patient for a catheterization for a more accurate diagnosis.
