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Interventional: Page 22
High-pitch CT cuts dose for patients with low heart rates
By
Eric Barnes
Austrian radiologists have found a way to cut the radiation dose of coronary CT angiography studies to as low as 1 mSv by using a high-pitch scanning protocol on a 128-slice scanner for patients with low heart rates.
January 16, 2011
Low-dose CT coronary angiography diagnostic in most cases
By
Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Low-dose CT coronary angiography could be sparing more patients from invasive angiography, a new report from Switzerland suggests. Results were reported in the January 18
Journal of the American College of Cardiology
.
January 11, 2011
32-channel 3.0-T MRI and 64-slice CT detect CAD equally well
By
Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In a prospective comparative study, 32-channel 3.0-tesla MRI and 64-slice CT angiography similarly identified significant coronary stenosis and similarly predicted revascularization in patients with suspected or known coronary artery disease (CAD).
January 9, 2011
Reentrant tachycardia recurs more often after cryoablation vs RF ablation
By
Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In the short term, cryoablation and radiofrequency (RF) ablation were equally effective for atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia in a German study -- but six months later, recurrence was higher with cryoablation.
December 5, 2010
DNA damage reduced at 320-slice coronary CTA
By
Eric Barnes
CHICAGO - Low-dose coronary CT angiography (CTA) delivered far less DNA damage than conventional coronary angiography, researchers from Berlin reported on Monday at the RSNA meeting's cardiac imaging sessions.
November 28, 2010
Transcatheter aortic valve implantation beneficial for patients over 80
By
Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Transcatheter aortic valve implantation is an effective alternative to surgery for patients over 80 years old, researchers from Germany report in the November 9 online issue of the
American Journal of Cardiology
.
November 27, 2010
CAD boosts new readers in diagnosing stenosis on CCTA
By
Erik L. Ridley
CHICAGO - Computer-aided detection (CAD) software can improve the diagnosis of stenosis on coronary CT angiography (CCTA), although the level of performance gain varies by level of reader experience, according to research presented Sunday at the 2010 RSNA meeting in Chicago.
November 27, 2010
7T MRI matches 3T in right coronary artery imaging
By
Wayne Forrest
Dutch researchers have concluded that in vivo human imaging of the right coronary artery at 7-tesla MRI equals or surpasses 3-tesla MRI, according to a study published in the October issue of
Radiology
.
October 19, 2010
MRI can be used to follow great vessel stents
By
Wayne Forrest
Using certain imaging sequences, MRI can be sufficient for the routine surveillance of certain great vessel stents commonly used to treat congenital heart defects in children and young adults, according to a study in the October issue of the
American Journal of Roentgenology
.
September 22, 2010
MR angiography accurate for diagnosing peripheral artery disease
By
Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Sep 7 - Contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance angiography reliably identifies arterial stenosis/occlusion in adults with symptoms of peripheral artery disease and accurately stages the extent of disease, results of a meta-analysis show.
September 6, 2010
Coronary CT angiography valuable in asymptomatic patients, safer than ever
By
Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), May 28 - In patients with elevated cardiac risk but without cardiac symptoms, coronary CT angiography can reliably predict cardiac events and assess cardiovascular risk, German researchers reported online April 30 in the
American Journal of Cardiology
.
May 27, 2010
Gadobenate better than gadopentetate contrast in MRA
By
Wayne Forrest
Gadobenate dimeglumine offers better performance than gadopentetate dimeglumine in patients undergoing contrast-enhanced MR angiography (MRA) for suspected peripheral arterial occlusive disease, according to a study in the June issue of
Radiology
.
May 23, 2010
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