European radiology
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To meta-analyze diagnostic accuracy, test yield and utility of coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) in coronary artery disease (CAD) by an intention-to-diagnose approach with inclusion of unevaluable results. ⋯ • This 3 × 2 Bayesian meta-analysis included unevaluable CCTAs with intention-to-diagnose. • CCTA is currently useful at intermediate CAD pre-test probabilities. • Unevaluable CCTAs should not, generally, be treated as if they are positive. • Positive CCTAs require verification by other methods to confirm CAD. • Negative CCTAs exclude CAD with high certainty.
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To meta-analyze diagnostic accuracy, test yield and utility of coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) in coronary artery disease (CAD) by an intention-to-diagnose approach with inclusion of unevaluable results. ⋯ • This 3 × 2 Bayesian meta-analysis included unevaluable CCTAs with intention-to-diagnose. • CCTA is currently useful at intermediate CAD pre-test probabilities. • Unevaluable CCTAs should not, generally, be treated as if they are positive. • Positive CCTAs require verification by other methods to confirm CAD. • Negative CCTAs exclude CAD with high certainty.