The American College of Radiology Imaging Network (ACRIN) has been awarded a grant by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to compare the outcomes of patients with stable angina using two different imaging methods.
The study is designed to compare results from one patient group using cardiac CT angiography (CCTA) with results from a second patient group using SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI).
The primary hypothesis of the ACRIN 4701 trial, titled "RESCUE: A Randomized Evaluation of Patients with Stable Angina Comparing Utilization of Noninvasive Examinations," is that CCTA will result in better and more cost-effective treatment stratification of patients with stable angina compared to SPECT MPI.
ACRIN is seeking sites for the RESCUE trial, which is being led by principal investigator Arthur Stillman, MD, PhD, of Emory University in Atlanta.
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