News tagged with ct perfusion
Combo high-tech CT scans just as good as older imaging to detect coronary artery disease
Heart imaging specialists at Johns Hopkins have shown that a combination of CT scans that measure how much blood is flowing through the heart and the amount of plaque in surrounding arteries are just as good ...
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Nov 16, 2010 |
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Image-processing algorithm reduces CT radiation dose by as much as 95 percent
Perfusion CT scanning, an emerging imaging technology, got a bad rap last year when a machine set to incorrect radiation levels overdosed hundreds of people in Los Angeles. In the wake of this incident, researchers at the ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jul 20, 2010 |
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Large medical center reduces cumulative radiation exposure and CT scans through imaging algorithm
A large, academic medical center implemented an imaging algorithm that allowed radiologists to successfully reduce the cumulative radiation exposure and number of computed tomography (CT) angiography (CTA) and CT perfusion ...
Jun 21, 2010 |
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A better sign of blood vessel narrowing and early coronary artery disease
Cardiologists and heart imaging specialists at 15 medical centers in eight countries, and led by researchers at Johns Hopkins, have enrolled the first dozen patients in a year-long investigation to learn whether the subtle ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Feb 03, 2010 |
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