Bristol, UK - Multislice computed tomography (MSCT) using a 16-slice scanner delivers more than twice the radiation than conventional angiography, a new study shows. In a paper published online April ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) — Although the lifetime risk of cancer associated with exposure to radiation from computerise tomographic (CT) coronary angiography is “non-negligible”, the risk varies ...

Physicians can dramatically reduce the radiation dose delivered to patients undergoing coronary CT angiography in a "triple rule-out" protocol by simply using tube current modulation, according to a ...

Jacksonville, FL and Munich, Germany — A new American Heart Association (AHA) science advisory says there are no data to support the use of cardiac computed tomography angiography (CCTA) in ...

A meta-analysis of 16 studies published in the Annals of Internal Medicine finds that low-radiation heart CT scans, known as gated CT’s, are equally effective in diagnosing heart problems as a ...

While screening for possible pulmonary emboli using pulmonary CT angiography, a new study shows that radiologists can effectively lower the patient radiation dose by approximately 44 percent, and ...

Performing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and coronary angiography via the radial approach does not impart any excess radiation to patients beyond what occurs during femoral access. The ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A virtual roadmap tool may improve procedural safety during percutaneous coronary intervention. Roadmap guidance ...

A new heart scan is faster and has lower radiation exposure than MRI and invasive angiography, according to a study published in Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging. Researchers compared three ...