CT Angiography (CTA)

This channel includes news and new technology innovations for CT systems using a series of X-ray images to create an image volume data set that can be sliced or manipulated on any plane using advanced visualization software. The section includes computed tomography scanners, CT contrast agents, CT angiography (CTA and CCTA), CT perfusion, spectral CT (dual souce CT), and interative reconstruction dose reduction software.

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July 20, 2010 – New dual source CT technology allows a radiation dose of as low as one millisievert (mSv) for computed ...

Time July 20, 2010
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May 17, 2010 – When patients present with chest pain or other high-risk symptoms of heart problems, doctors increasingly ...

Time May 17, 2010
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March 1, 2010 - To meet the growing clinical demand to lower radiation dose during cardiac computed tomography (CT) ...

Time March 01, 2010
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Offer fast speed at the lowest possible dose for cardiac applications, the SOMATOM Definition Flash dual source computed ...

Time February 25, 2010
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February 10, 2010 – At ACC 2010, Toshiba America Medical Systems Inc. will feature software upgrades for its Aquilion ...

Time February 10, 2010
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Philips Healthcare's CT systems use the iDose application that enables clinicians to reduce X-ray radiation dose by up ...

Time February 08, 2010
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Feature | Dave Fornell

The debate over healthcare reform has raised many issues as to why costs have risen so much in recent years. During the ...

Time January 22, 2010
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December 8, 2009 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) yesterday issued recommendations to lower radiation ...

Time December 08, 2009
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November 18, 2009 – Utilizing newer cardiac computed tomography (CT) machines to find plaque and blockages in the ...

Time November 18, 2009
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CardIQ Xpress Elite computed tomography angiography analysis software allows more speed and information so users can ...

Time November 03, 2009
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October 12, 2009 – The Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) announced four new Category 1 CPT codes for ...

Time October 12, 2009
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August 7, 2009 – Using 64-slice CT coronary angiography can avoid further invasive angiographies, which can add up to ...

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August 5, 2009 – The Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) named Chirapa Puntawangkoon, M.D., and ...

Time August 05, 2009
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July 23, 2009 – Dual-energy CT used as a single examination might be promising for the integrative analysis of the ...

Time July 23, 2009
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July 1, 2009 - Radiologists can effectively lower the patient radiation dose by approximately 44 percent and improve ...

Time July 01, 2009
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July 1, 2009 - On Sept. 9, 2009, the American College of Radiology (ACR) will offer the inaugural Cardiac CT Certificate ...

Time June 30, 2009
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June 19, 2009 – The Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) is set to hold its fourth annual scientific ...

Time June 19, 2009
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June 10, 2009 - A study conducted by the Michigan Advanced Cardiovascular Imaging Consortium monitored radiation doses ...

Time June 09, 2009
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May 7, 2009 - The Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) said this week a report, “Guidelines for the ...

Time May 07, 2009
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May 4, 2009 - ECRI Institute released its top 10 list of health technologies that hospital corporate-suite executives ...

Time May 04, 2009
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