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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January 5, 2011 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given clearance for Medic Vision Ltd. to market ...

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November 24, 2010 - Rotational computed tomography angiography (CTA), a new noninvasive imaging modality, has the ...

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November 18, 2010 – The Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) has collaborated with the American ...

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November 15, 2010 – The registry for a study designed to test the effectiveness of coronary computed tomographic ...

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October 28, 2010 – A report by the American College of Cardiology (ACC) provides new criteria for selecting ...

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ct scanners cost, cat scan machines
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In this era of financial cost-cutting, questions are raised over the true need for 256- or 320-slice computed ...

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Advancements in newer 64-slice computed tomography (CT) systems and the introduction of 256- and 320-slice systems ...

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July 20, 2010 – Rcadia Medical Imaging recently presented five studies demonstrating the potential of its COR ...

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July 20, 2010 – New dual source CT technology allows a radiation dose of as low as one millisievert (mSv) for ...

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CT angiography, comparing CT systems, what to look for in CT systems
Feature | CT Angiography (CTA) | Dave Fornell

In this era of financial cost cutting, questions are raised over the true need for 256- or 320-slice computed tomography ...

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May 17, 2010 – When patients present with chest pain or other high-risk symptoms of heart problems, doctors ...

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example of CT Scan vs MRi vs MRA
Feature | Cardiac Imaging | By Carter Newton, M.D., FACC, assistant professor of radiology and cardiology, University of Arizona, Tucson

(This article was updated with links at the bottom for more recent information in April 2017)


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May 4, 2010 — Including a coronary artery calcium score in a risk assessment for future heart disease events — ...

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March 1, 2010 - To meet the growing clinical demand to lower radiation dose during cardiac computed tomography (CT ...

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Offer fast speed at the lowest possible dose for cardiac applications, the SOMATOM Definition Flash dual source ...

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