Intravenous coronary angiography with synchrotron radiation

Efforts have been made to image coronary arteries by non-invasive or minimally invasive methods. One method is dichromography after intravenous injection of a contrast agent. The method and the NIKOS system, which was developed for investigations of patients using this method, are described. Up to now, 379 patients were investigated. The results of a validation study are given.