Cardiovascular imaging and analysis software company Shina Systems of Israel will launch a new angiography and CT angiography (CTA) product at this month's Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutic conference (TCT) in Washington, DC.
Shina's AngioCT integrates angiography and CTA data, bringing cardiac CT into the cath lab, the company said. AngioCT can help reduce radiation, contrast injections, and overall procedure time, as well as help users avoid misplacing stents, according to Shina.
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
October 4, 2007
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![Axial images from unenhanced calcium score cardiac CT (left) and curved planar reformation images from CT angiography (right) show that higher long-term exposure to air pollution is associated with greater coronary artery calcium and more obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD). Top row: Images in a 68-year-old male patient with higher 10-year mean ambient air pollution exposure (7.9 μg/m3 for particulate matter measuring ≤2.5 μm in diameter [PM2.5] and 17.4 parts per billion [ppb] for NO2) with extensive CAD (coronary artery calcium score [CACS] >1,000 and obstructive CAD [≥70% diameter stenosis]). Bottom row: Images in a 57-year-old female patient with lower 10-year mean ambient air pollution exposure (6.3 μg/m3 for PM2.5 and 4.6 ppb for NO2) with no CAD (CACS = 0 and no obstructive stenosis).](https://img.auntminnie.com/mindful/smg/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/06/hanneman.r6SMLzkezo.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&dpr=2&fit=crop&h=167&q=70&w=250)
