A mom's sudden pain was a deadly heart condition. An ultrasound on an iPhone helped save her life.
Sara Adair knew she was at risk for a life-threatening aortic dissection after her father and sister experienced the same ...
Heart disease could be prevented with this one simple test
DISEASE STARTS ON YOUR PLATE, CARDIOLOGIST SAYS — HERE'S WHAT TO CHANGE The CAC score is a specialized CT scan that measures calcium buildup in the walls of the heart’s arteries, according to ...
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Manning Family Children’s is first in Louisiana to use Virtual Reality Segmentation Technology to improve pediatric heart surgery
Veronica Even expected to bring her newborn, Theodore, home for Christmas. Instead, she watched as he was rushed to Manning ...
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This medical test may cause cancer due to ‘unfathomable’ mistake — and it’s performed 93M times a year in the US
CT scans, a go-to for diagnosing everything from tumors to infections to bone fractures, are facing increased scrutiny. Experts say the radiation doses they deliver can vary dramatically — and ...
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New Medicare Rules Aim to Cut Radiation Exposure From CT Scans
The rules, which began rolling out in January, come as researchers raise concerns that excessive CT scan radiation may ...
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Research Eases Fears for Inherited Heart Disease Risk
If you've lost a family member prematurely to heart disease, greater reassurance about your risk of suffering the same fate ...
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Some CT scans may have too much radiation, researchers say
Smith-Bindman and like-minded colleagues have long pushed for federal policies aimed at improving safety for patients undergoing CT scans. Under new Medicare regulations effective this year ...
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Siemens Healthineers expands photon-counting CT family with new FDA clearances
Siemens Healthineers has obtained new clearances from the FDA for its photon-counting CT scanners, expanding its lineup with two machines aimed at bringing the imaging technology to a wid | Siemens ...
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New Medicare rules aim to cut radiation exposure from CT scans
Used to diagnose conditions ranging from cancer to heart disease, CT scans expose patients to varying levels of radiation, with some receiving 10 to 15 times more radiation than others for the ...