September 11, 2009 — A novel cardiac computed-tomography (CT) protocol that combines stress and rest myocardial perfusion imaging with coronary CT angiography in a single test can identify perfusion ...

Physicians can dramatically reduce the radiation dose delivered to patients undergoing coronary CT angiography in a "triple rule-out" protocol by simply using tube current modulation, according to a ...

Noninvasive coronary angiography has been the holy grail of cardiovascular medicine for decades. Cardiac CT angiography obtained with multislice CT technology is finally reaching the high standard in ...

Image quality comparison Transverse and 3D cinematic rendered images from thoraco-abdominal CT angiography. (A–C) Images from energy-integrating detector CT with a standard contrast media protocol. (D ...

Cardiac computed tomography (cardiac CT) includes coronary CT angiography (CTA) as well as using CT technology to assess disease of the cardiac valves, aorta and pericardium. This examination requires ...

Therapeutic hypothermia and coronary angiography likely play an important role in improving survival following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA), according to a new study that followed a strict ...