Predictions About the Future

“This ´telephone´ has too many shortcomings to

be seriously considered as a means of

communication.“

Western Union Memo, 1876.

“This ´telephone´ has too many shortcomings to

be seriously considered as a means of

communication.“

Western Union Memo, 1876.

“Who would want to hear actors talk?“

H.M. Warner, Warner Brothers Film Studios, 1927.

“This ´telephone´ has too many shortcomings to

be seriously considered as a means of

communication.“

Western Union Memo, 1876.

“Who would want to hear actors talk?“

H.M. Warner, Warner Brothers Film Studios, 1927.

“There is no reason anyone would want a

computer in their home.“

Ken Olson, President of Digital Equipment Corp. 1977

“Non-invasive coronary angiography can not

replace invasive angiography.“

Some People, 2012

Ruling out Coronary

Artery Stenoses

n = 15 223

Ruling out Coronary

Artery Stenoses

Coronary CT Angiography

… Technology

… Expertise

… Patient Characteristics

0.8 mSv

Coronary CT Angiography

Pneumoencephalography

Pneumoencephalography

Computed Tomography

Coronary CT angiography

… accurate to rule out stenoses

… high prognostic value

… safe to use in clinical applications

Coronary CT angiography

… accurate to rule out stenoses

… high prognostic value

… safe to use in clinical applications

We just need to make sure it is performed

… with up-to-date technology

… by trained and experienced personnel

… in appropriate patients