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NASCI 2011 - Baltimore, MD

Heartwire

To reduce radiation exposure from imaging, it must first be measured and tracked
Imaging
To reduce radiation exposure from imaging, it must first be measured and tracked
Sep 29, 2011 16:30 EDT
Over the past few years, patients and physicians have become increasingly aware of the potential hazards of radiation exposure from cardiovascular imaging, especially CCTA. So now many centers have begun implementing comprehensive radiation-reduction programs to reduce the radiation dose from each scan and the cumulative exposure of each patient.
Imaging
CTA and standard angiography lead to similar decisions when CAD probability is high
Sep 27, 2011 12:00 EDT
Little research has been completed on the role of computed-tomography angiography for guiding therapy decisions, so some researchers in South Carolina scanned patients with prior positive stress nuclear myocardial perfusion studies with CCTA and elective catheter angiography to see how CCTA guided therapy.
Coronary disease seen by CT more likely to portend risk in women than men
Imaging
Coronary disease seen by CT more likely to portend risk in women than men
3 COMMENTS - Sep 26, 2011 08:30 EDT
Cardiac computed-tomography angiography findings predict different levels of risk in men and women with acute chest pain, a new study finds.

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