Cardiac computed tomography (cardiac CT) includes coronary CT angiography (CTA ... Coronary evaluation prior to non-coronary cardiac surgery (i.e. heart valve surgery) in a patient with ...

Just a few years ago, the diagnosis would have involved a cardiac cath procedure, which can take an hour or more, compared to the CT scanner's five minutes. Cardiac cath is still the better test ...

Which procedures are associated with higher radiations doses? Interventional procedures - angiography, cardiac catheterisation and Computed tomography (CT) -can be associated with higher doses of ...

Standard invasive coronary angiography remains the gold standard for evaluation ... Is it possible to reduce the radiation dose to patients undergoing CT cardiac procedures? There are clearly ...

The Massachusetts General Hospital research involving 284 patients who had undergone a traditional computed tomography ...

GE HealthCare’s Revolution Vibe is an ‘all-in-one’ system aimed at boosting the accessibility of CT angiography (CCTA).

GE HealthCare has raised the curtain on a new CT system with features designed specifically for addressing cardiovascular ...

Using intravascular imaging (IVI) to guide stent implantation during complex stenting procedures is safer and more effective ...

Patients with narrowing of at least 50% in three major coronary arteries did equally well when treated with a minimally invasive stent placement guided either by ultrasound-based imaging or by a novel ...