CAD-RADS: Pushing the limits

Arzu Canan, Praveen Ranganath, Harold Goerne, Suhny Abbara, Luis Landeras, Prabhakar Rajiah

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Abstract

Coronary CT angiography is now established as the first-line diagnostic imaging test to exclude coronary artery disease (CAD) in the population at low to intermediate risk. Wide variability exists in both the reporting of coronary CT angiography and the interpretation of these reports by referring physicians. The CAD Reporting and Data System (CAD-RADS) is sponsored by multiple societies and is a collaborative effort to provide standard classification of CAD, which is then integrated into patient clinical care. The main goals of the CAD-RADS are to decrease variability among readers; enhance communication between interpreting and referring clinicians, allowing collaborative determination of the best course of patient care; and generate consistent data for auditing, data mining, quality improvement, research, and education. There are several scenarios in which the CAD-RADS guidelines are ambiguous or do not provide definite recommendations for further management of CAD. The authors discuss the CAD-RADS categories and modifiers, highlight a variety of complex or ambiguous scenarios, and provide recommendations for managing these scenarios.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)629-652
Number of pages24
JournalRadiographics
Volume40
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - May 1 2020

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

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