[Invasive versus noninvasive (MSCT) coronary angiography. Importance of cardiac diagnostics with multislice computed tomography].

Cardiac imaging with fast computed tomography (CT) is a quickly evolving field starting to become established in the cardiac routine work-up. The exclusion of coronary calcification is the most accurate noninvasive method to exclude significant coronary stenosis whereas the detection of calcification identifies coronary arteriosclerosis. The total calcium load correlates with the risk of coronary stenosis, but there is not a 1 : 1 relationship.