Advantages | Disadvantages |
Availability - Available out of hours - Available in most hospitals - Scan timing Accuracy - Three-dimensional resolution - High resolution - High sensitivity - Average sensitivity 98.5% Affordability - Cost-effective - Non-invasive - Can be reported remotely by radiologist in a timely manner - Can be done if MRA contraindicated Additional information - With clinical relevancy - Significant relevancy incidental finding - Preoperative planning - Definitive management | Delay in treatment Radiation exposure: - Repeated catheter angiography Complications: - Rare fatal reaction to iodinated contrast material - Contrast-induced nephropathy Contraindicated in patients with eGFR less than 30 mL/min Imaging limitations: - Poor evaluation of severely calcified vessels |