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Image: A computed tomography (CT) scan of a healthy heart shows the coronary artery running down the front. A scan showing calcium buildup in the artery could trigger treatment (Photo courtesy of Vassilios Raptopoulo).

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
Image: Ultrasound image of a lung (Photo courtesy of JP Rathmell).

Ultrasound Can identify Pregnant Woman with Preeclampsia at Risk for Respiratory Failure

Ultrasound imaging of the lungs could help clinicians rapidly determine if a pregnant woman with preeclampsia is at risk for respiratory failure.   More...
31 Mar 2014

One-Third of Women May Benefit from More Frequent Mammograms

New findings from a British breast screening program have demonstrated that one third of women might benefit from undergoing more frequent mammograms.    More...
31 Mar 2014

Collaboration for Radiotherapy Microphere Drug Development for the Treatment of Primary and Secondary Liver Cancer

Sirtex Medical  and Guerbet are entering into a clinical studies collaboration in primary and secondary liver cancer.   More...
31 Mar 2014
Image: Toshiba’s FDA-cleared CT Myocardial Perfusion tool is featured on its Aquilion One and Aquilion One ViSION Edition CT systems (Photo courtesy of Toshiba).

CT Myocardial Perfusion Tool Helps Generate Faster, Safer Cardiac Diagnoses

A computed tomography system’s application allows clinicians to visualize myocardial ischemia.  More...
26 Mar 2014

MRI Identifies Parkinson’s in Patients at Risk of Dementia

According to new research out of Canada, it may now be possible to identify which first-stage Parkinson’s disease patients who will go on to develop dementia.   More...
26 Mar 2014
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