Search Tag: Angiography
2024 25 Apr
Coronary computed tomography angiography (CTA) is recommended as a non-invasive imaging method for assessing coronary artery disease (CAD), particularly for patients with low to intermediate risk. It provides detailed information about coronary vessel lumen and wall characteristics, which is not available with invasive methods like catheter coronary...Read more
2022 21 Feb
A recent study led by French researchers examined the benefits of combining a photon counting CT system (PCCT) with coronary CT angiography in diagnosing coronary heart disease. The U.S. FDA approved the first photon counting CT for clinical use back in September 2021. Photon counting CT represents a technological leap beyond previous generation...Read more
2019 27 Mar
Siemens Healthineers and Heart Center in Portugal partner for improved care continuum Red Cross Hospital in Lisbon opens one of the most modern heart centres in Portugal Siemens Healthineers will provide a digital service solution including clinical workflow design, management of the medical equipment and strategic consulting...Read more
2017 25 Apr
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has high specificity but limited sensitivity for the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism (PE), according to a systematic review published in the journal Thrombosis Research. Given these inconclusive results, researchers say management studies are needed to more precisely define the role of MRI in the diagnostic workup...Read more
2016 30 Aug
According to new findings from the Clinical Evaluation of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Coronary Heart Disease 2 (CE-MARC 2) trial presented at the ESC Congress 2016, initial investigation of patients with suspected coronary heart disease (CHD) using functional imaging as compared to guideline-directed care resulted in significantly less unnecessary...Read more
2015 20 Oct
A new European randomised study ( DISCHARGE ) aims to determine whether computed tomography (CT) can replace cardiac catheterisation in evaluating patients with suspected coronary artery disease (CAD). Marc Dewey, Heisenberg Professor of Radiology at the Charité University Hospital in Berlin, coordinates the study, taking place at 25 clinical...Read more
2015 10 Jun
While endovascular treatment (EVT) of intracranial aneurysm is effective in preventing long-term bleeding, this may be followed by aneurysm recurrences in a significant proportion of cases. In particular, patients with larger aneurysms or incomplete occlusion face a long-term risk of aneurysm recurrences. The findings are based on a new magnetic resonance...Read more
2014 02 Dec
Diabetic patients with even mild coronary artery disease (CAD) face the same relative risk for a heart attack or other major adverse heart events as diabetics with serious single-vessel obstructive disease, according to a new long-term study. Researchers reviewed data from the Coronary CT Angiography Evaluation For Clinical Outcomes: An International...Read more
2014 06 May
Putting interventional radiologists in the center of their procedures GE Healthcare announced it has received Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for its Discovery IGS 740, a new rail-free mobile angiography system with a 41x41-cm detector. The Discovery IGS 740 is the first of this kind of mobile angiography system in the industry...Read more
2014 23 Apr
The journal Radiology has published online the findings of a new multicenter study entitled "Coronary Artery Plaque Volume and Obesity in Patients with Diabetes: The Factor-64 Study." which investigates the role of CT in measuring arterial plaque. It appears that computed tomography (CT) angiography imaging of the coronary arteries provides a precise...Read more