CT Angiography (CTA)

This channel includes news and new technology innovations for CT systems use a series of X-ray images to create an image volume datasetthatcan slices or manipulated on any plane using advanced visualization software. The section includes computed tomography scanners, CT contrast agents, CT angiography (CTA and CCTA), CT perfusion, spectral CT (dual souce CT), and interative reconstruction dose reduction software. Find more news on cardic CT in the Society of Cariovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) channel page.

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EmpowerCTA injector system offers both ACIST’s patented extravasation detection accessory (EDA) and a saline chase. This ...

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September 15, 2008 - A study that looked at 375 patients who underwent nuclear stress testing at Henry Ford showed that ...

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Feature | Nick Obradovich

The process of the coronary CT angiography (CTA) becoming the preferred imaging modality is akin to the process of ...

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Feature | Maureen Leahy-Patano

The landscape of cardiovascular care is changing. In the cath lab alone, the shift in volume and type of ...

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September 2, 2008 – Two recent studies demonstrate the economical value of cardiac imaging, showing MDCT to be cost ...

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August 8, 2008 - Based on research that suggests some pro-football players, especially the largest ones, face ...

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August 5, 2008 - GE Healthcare today released a new pre-clinical computed tomography scanner specifically designed to ...

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July 25, 2008 - The FDA granted 510(k) approval in June for numerous diagnostic and invasive cardiac devices, including ...

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July 17, 2008 – A new study reveals that, with dual-source computed tomography (DSCT), the dosage for a heart ...

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July 17, 2008 - A new study reveals that, with dual-source computed tomography (DSCT), the effective dosage for a ...

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Feature | Nick Obradovich

The only safe assumption to make about today’s current gold standard imaging modality used to identify and ...

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July 9, 2008 – The American Heart Association recently issued new guidelines for computed tomography (CT) and magnetic ...

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June 2, 2008 - Computed tomography angiography (CTA) offers a way to more quickly and cost effectively identify patients ...

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Feature | Cristen C. Bolan

What makes cardiologists more capable of reading cardiac imaging exams than other physicians such as radiologists, who ...

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May 28, 2008 - Adding noninvasive imaging to current risk-assessment protocols may identify more people who are at risk ...

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