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Philips inks deal for 400th Brilliance iCT
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Philips Healthcare has received its 400th order for its Brilliance iCT scanner.
August 23, 2011
64-slice CT speeds diagnosis in multiple-casualty setting
By Eric Barnes
It may seem intuitive enough that 64-detector-row CT is faster for multiple-casualty trauma than four-detector-row machines, but minutes make a big difference when patients are seriously injured, according to researchers of a new study in the September issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.
August 23, 2011
Researchers cut CT dose for nodule follow-up
By Eric Barnes
For surveillance of previously detected lung nodules, CT radiation dose can be cut to approximately 3% of the original exam dose, concludes a new study in the September edition of the American Journal of Roentgenology.
August 22, 2011
Vessel analysis software automates stenosis quantification
By Erik L. Ridley
Manual quantification of stenosis suffers from interreader variability, which can affect interpretation and comparison of results. Software-based automated techniques can do a much better and more efficient job, according to a pair of recent studies.
August 21, 2011
Coronary calcium scores are best for guiding statin therapy
By Eric Barnes
Coronary artery calcium scores generated by CT scans were far more predictive of future cardiac events than elevated high-sensitivity C-reactive protein levels, according to a new study in the Lancet that further clarifies which patients will benefit most from statin therapy.
August 18, 2011
MESA study links pericardial fat to atherosclerosis
By Wayne Forrest
Results from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) show that fat around the heart as detected by cardiac MRI and CT can promote atherosclerosis, according to a paper published online August 16 in Radiology.
August 15, 2011
CTA becomes a one-stop shop with FFR measurement
By Eric Barnes
Using CT to measure cardiac fractional flow reserve (FFR) is a potential game changer that could turn everyday coronary CT angiography (CTA) scans into a one-stop cardiac assessment tool, taking over some imaging tasks from other modalities.
August 14, 2011
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Flaxseed offers radiation protection in animal study
By Eric Barnes
Dietary flaxseed protects against the harmful effects of radiation, according to a new study in BMC Cancer, which found that the foodstuff when given to mice not only protected tissues before radiation exposure occurred, it reduced damage after exposure as well.
August 11, 2011
The inside story of Heart Check America; CT use rises in the ED
By Brian Casey
August 10, 2011
Rise in CT use linked to drop in hospital admissions
By Eric Barnes
CT use in emergency departments has risen sharply in the past decade, and it's not hard to find opposition to the kinds of growth numbers that some find alarming. But there has been little opposition to an ongoing drop in hospital admissions, and now a study in the Annals of Emergency Medicine has linked the two trends.
August 10, 2011
Former Heart Check America workers tell firm's inside story
By Brian Casey
When whole-body scanning chain Heart Check America's (HCA) Denver facility was shut down by Colorado regulators in April, it was the last straw for a company that had been in decline for the last 18 months. Now, the firm's former employees are telling the story of HCA's stunning rise and rapid fall.
August 10, 2011
Heart Check America hit with class-action lawsuit
By Brian Casey
Whole-body scanning chain Heart Check America has been hit with a class-action lawsuit filed by a Las Vegas attorney who claims that the firm defrauded customers by offering CT scanning packages without referrals from licensed physicians -- an alleged violation of Nevada state law.
August 9, 2011
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