CT is moving beyond detection and quantification of coronary artery calcium to grading of coronary stenoses, identifying not only vulnerable plaques but, more important, vulnerable patients. Yet its ultimate role in predicting risk of cardiac events remains unclear.
More »Advances in CT and MR technology have led to increased accuracy in cardiovascular disease detection, spurring unprecedented growth in noninvasive cardiovascular imaging. While each modality offers clear advantages over the other in certain clinical applications, gray areas exist where clinicians...
More »Since multidetector CT scanners began rolling off the production line five years ago, CT anigography has become a routine procedure, in many cases the procedure of choice, for screening patients for arterial disease. The reason is the ease with which it can be applied. Patients can undergo CTA...
More »Digital detector offers dose and space benefitsLong before Royal Philips began buying up ultrasound, nuclear medicine, and multimodality vendors, Philips Medical Systems was a contender in the medical imaging industry, largely due More »
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