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When less is more: New protocol limits use of SPECT MPI

A new stress test protocol that investigates reducing the use of perfusion imaging in low risk patients undergoing SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging for possible angina symptoms was found to be diagnostically safe, revealed ...

Cardiology created May 05, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

CT angiography helps predict heart attack risk

Coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) is an effective tool for determining the risk of heart attacks and other adverse cardiac events in patients with suspected coronary artery disease but no treatable risk factors, ...

Cardiology created Feb 19, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Second-generation CT scanner substantially reduces radiation exposure

Researchers using a newly approved advanced computed tomography (CT) system were able to significantly reduce radiation exposure in patients undergoing coronary CT angiography (CCTA), according to a new study published online ...

Cancer created Jan 31, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

CT angiography and perfusion to assess coronary artery disease: The CORE320 study

A non-invasive imaging strategy which integrates non-invasive CT angiography (CTA) and CT myocardial perfusion imaging (CTP) has robust diagnostic accuracy for identifying patients with flow-limiting coronary artery disease ...

Cardiology created Aug 28, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Diagnostic test shows potential to noninvasively identify significant coronary artery disease

Among patients with suspected or known coronary artery disease, use of a method that applies computational fluid dynamics to derive certain data from computed tomographic (CT) angiography demonstrated improved diagnostic ...

Cardiology created Aug 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Heart CT scans may help emergency room personnel more quickly assess patients with chest pain

Adding computed tomography (CT) scans to standard screening procedures may help emergency room staff more rapidly determine which patients complaining of chest pain are having a heart attack or may soon have a heart attack, ...

Cardiology created Jul 25, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Contrast-enhanced ultrasound monitors aortic aneurysm treatment

Contrast-enhanced ultrasound is an effective, noninvasive method for monitoring patients who undergo endovascular repair for abdominal aortic aneurysms, according to a new study published in the journal Radiology.

Other created May 15, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Non-invasive scans accurately predict 30-day risk for patients with chest pain

Coronary CT angiography (CCTA) -- a non-invasive way to look inside arteries that supply blood to the heart -- can quickly and reliably determine which patients complaining of chest pain at an emergency department can safely ...

Cardiology created Mar 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Coronary CTA rapidly rules out heart attack in emergency patents, reduces hospital stays

Coronary CT angiography (CCTA) scans allow doctors to determine safely and more quickly which patients at low-to intermediate-risk for a heart attack can be discharged from hospital emergency departments (EDs) than traditional ...

Cardiology created Mar 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study reveals safety of CT scans for rapid rule out of heart attacks in ER chest pain patients

A highly detailed CT scan of the heart can safely and quickly rule out the possibility of a heart attack among many patients who come to hospital emergency rooms with chest pain, according to the results of a study that will ...

Cardiology created Mar 26, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Heart attack risk differs between men and women

Findings on coronary CT angiography (CTA), a noninvasive test to assess the coronary arteries for blockages, show different risk scenarios for men and women, according to a study presented today at the Radiological Society ...

Cardiology created Nov 30, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New test for coronary artery disease linked to higher rates of cardiac procedures and greater costs

A new, noninvasive diagnostic test for coronary artery disease is associated with a higher rate of subsequent invasive cardiac procedures and higher health-care spending. That's according to an observational study of Medicare ...

Cardiology created Nov 15, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

The next stage of heart function testing

A new non-invasive technique for measuring how well the heart and blood vessels function in patients already suffering from coronary artery disease could, in a single test, identify which abnormally narrowed blood vessels ...

Cardiology created Oct 11, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Lower contrast agent dose feasible in 320 row CT angiography

The analysis of 180 CT angiography studies done using a 320 detector row CT scanner found that a contrast media protocol based on 60 milliliters of iopamidol "had sufficient enhancement in more than 96% of coronary segments," ...

Other created Oct 01, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Experts offer pointers for optimizing radiation dose in head CT

An article in the August issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology summarizes methods for radiation dose optimization in head computed tomography (CT) scans. Head CT is the second most commonly performed CT exa ...

Cancer created Aug 01, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0