Noninvasive coronary angiography has been the holy grail of cardiovascular medicine for decades. Cardiac CT angiography obtained with multislice CT technology is finally reaching the high standard in ...

Multislice CT scanners show promise for the noninvasive detection of coronary stenosis. Rapid improvements in technology mean that newer-generation spiral CT scanners are capable of higher spatial and ...

Even in challenging cases, CT angiography offers an accurate and rapid diagnosis for blunt trauma victims who may have aortic or great vessel injury negating the need for more invasive procedures, ...

A new, noninvasive diagnostic test for coronary artery disease is associated with a higher rate of subsequent invasive cardiac procedures and higher health-care spending, according to an observational ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Patients who had a CT scan to check for build-up in the arteries around the heart had more surgeries, and more costly medical care, than those who had their hearts checked ...

MUNICH, Germany—A noninvasive strategy that integrates computed tomography (CT) angiography with CT myocardial perfusion imaging shows strong diagnostic accuracy in identifying patients who have ...

When it first appeared more than a decade ago computed tomographic angiography (CTA) astounded cardiologists and other physicians. Until it came along the only way to check for blockages in the vital ...

Ever since the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) gave priority to coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) as the test of choice for patients presenting with recent-onset ...

The number of people dying from cardiovascular disease (CVD) is rapidly rising in the country. Thus, it is the need of the hour to seek timely diagnosis and intervention. In the below article, we help ...

The routine use of computed tomography (CT) pulmonary angiography for the detection of pulmonary emboli has led to overdiagnosis of the condition, according to a new study published online July 2 in ...