ACG and SAR release consensus recommendations on the role of imaging for GI bleeding Medha Baranwal19 March 2024 10:00 PMUSA: The American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) and the Society of Abdominal Radiology (SAR) have released consensus recommendations on the role...
Smoking associated with lower coronary volume-to-myocardial mass ratio, study shows Medha Baranwal17 March 2024 11:45 PMCanada: A recent study published in Radiology: Cardiothoracic Imaging has suggested that current and former smoking status are independently...
Advanced CT test simulates blood flow to evaluate risk in patients with angina Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli23 Sept 2023 6:00 AMDenmark: A normal coronary CT angiography (CTA)-derived fractional flow reserve (FFR) test result identified patients with a low 3-year risk of...
Photon-counting CT reduces contrast by 25 percent without impacting image quality: Study Medha Baranwal1 Feb 2023 2:30 PMSwitzerland: A recent study has shown that photon-counting CT (PCCT) lowers the amount of contrast required for CCTA (coronary CT angiography) by 25%...
Aspirin does not cut risk in non-obstructive coronary artery disease Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli29 April 2022 7:15 AMOAK BROOK: Aspirin therapy, as opposed to statin use, for non-obstructive coronary artery disease does not reduce major cardiovascular events,...
CAC score may predict risk of cardiac events in patients with High LDL-C: JAMA MD Bureau15 Feb 2022 4:30 AMThe US and European guidelines for the management of dyslipidemias in the prevention of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) provide strong...
Early CTA imaging benefits patients with transient ischemic attack: Study Medha Baranwal21 Jan 2022 3:30 AMGermany: Acute computed tomography angiography (CTA) reveals high-grade ipsilateral pathology in more than every fifth transient ischemic attack (TIA)...
Symmetric collateral pattern at CTA identifies slow-progressing stroke: Study MD Editorial Team2 Dec 2021 3:45 AMBoston, Mass: Dr Robert W Regenhardt, and team have found in a secondary analysis of a clinical trial that Symmetric CTA Collaterals Identify Patients...
AI may help detect brain aneurysms on CT angiography Hina Zahid3 Jan 2021 9:30 AMOAK BROOK, Ill. - A powerful type of artificial intelligence known as deep learning can help physicians detect potentially life-threatening cerebral...
DAK seeks free diagnostic tests at govt hospitals in J&K Medical Dialogues Bureau24 May 2018 7:39 AMSrinagar: Doctors Association Kashmir on Tuesday sought free diagnostic tests -- including MRI, CT and PET scan -- for patients at government-run...
