Case examples of quantitative plaque analysis on coronary CT angiography and 18F-NaF PET in patients with established coronary artery disease. Hybrid CT angiography and 18F-NaF PET of coronary ...

A team of researchers led by Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) radiologists has developed a computed-tomography-based protocol that identifies both narrowing of coronary arteries and areas of ...

An artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted algorithm that incorporates information about inflammation detected on coronary CT angiography (CCTA) may help identify patients who require more-intensive ...

A new study published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association shows that radiation from a high-resolution cardiac CT scan—the newest, noninvasive test for detecting heart disease—may ...

A heart CT scan uses X-rays to create an image of the heart and blood vessels. Healthcare professionals may also refer to it as cardiac CT angiography. A CT scan is a noninvasive imaging procedure.

Atherosclerosis causes the smooth, elastic lining of the coronary arteries to become hard, stiff, and swollen because of plaque. These are deposits of calcium, fats, and abnormal inflammatory cells ...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Using a heart scan in the emergency room to rule out heart attacks and other problems in low-risk patients with chest pain can save hospitals billions of dollars, researchers said ...

Chest CT scans of three representative patients from the Framingham Heart Study. The deep learning system has identified and outlined the heart (blue contours) and coronary calcium (orange contours). ...