Medical Imaging

Heart Scans Only Useful in Specific Situations When Statins Are Prescribed
Research has revealed that with the existence of inexpensive statin therapy it is not necessary to perform a heart computed tomography imaging scan to measure how much plaque has accumulated in a patient’s coronary arteries, when patients have been taking statins. More...01 Apr 2014
US Clinicians Initiate Efforts to Optimize CT Safety
Clinicians and physicists in the United States have endorsed new strategies to make CT imaging safer, including implementation of a new metric for dose measurement, specific approaches to reduce exposure during needle biopsies, and ways to manage exposure protocols that differ by CT manufacturer. More...01 Apr 2014


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