News tagged with ct angiography
Forensic scientists use postmortem imaging-guided biopsy to determine natural causes of death
Researchers found that the combination of computed tomography (CT), postmortem CT angiography (CTA) and biopsy can serve as a minimally invasive option for determining natural causes of death such as cardiac arrest, according ...
Oct 21, 2010 |
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Study finds increased presence, severity of coronary artery plaques in HIV-infected men
A Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) study has found that relatively young men with longstanding HIV infection and minimal cardiac risk factors had significantly more coronary atherosclerotic plaques - some involving serious ...
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Jan 07, 2010 |
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Radiologists find a technique to significantly reduce patient radiation dose during CT angiography
Radiologists have discovered that prospective electrocardiogram (ECG) gating allows them to significantly reduce the patient radiation dose delivered during computed tomography (CT) angiography, a common noninvasive technique ...
Sep 21, 2009 |
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Radiation dose can be reduced for 'triple rule-out' coronary CT angiography
Physicians can dramatically reduce the radiation dose delivered to patients undergoing coronary CT angiography in a "triple rule-out" protocol by simply using tube current modulation, according to a study performed at Thomas ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Apr 03, 2009 |
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Researchers find a way to reduce patient radiation dose during pulmonary CT angiography
While screening for possible pulmonary emboli using pulmonary CT angiography, a new study shows that radiologists can effectively lower the patient radiation dose by approximately 44% and improve vascular enhancement without ...
Jun 30, 2009 |
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