Pretranscatheter aortic valve replacement-CT angiography safely deferred the need for invasive coronary angiography in 53% of patients, according to a study published May 21 in Circulation: ...

Noninvasive CT scans are nearly as accurate at imaging coronary artery blockages as conventional angiography and are much safer for many patients, according to researchers who published a study ...

“CT coronary angiography is a non invasive, painless, fast, OPD basis examination of coronary arteries with the help of fast multi slice CT scanner (16 slice Somatom Sensation Cardiac CT scanner).

If you're having chest pains, an advanced type of CT scan can quickly rule out a heart attack. New research suggests this might be good for hospitals, but not necessarily for you. These heart scans ...

As more and more Americans undergo CT scans and other medical imaging scans involving intense X-rays, a new study suggests that many of them should take a pre-scan drug that could protect their ...

WASHINGTON, DC — The recently introduced Coronary Artery Disease-Reporting and Data System (CAD-RADS), used to standardize reporting of findings from coronary CT angiograms, was validated by ...

After years of declining reimbursement, the US Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has proposed an increase in the amount paid to hospitals and outpatient clinics for cardiac computed ...

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 ...

Ever since the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) gave priority to coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) as the test of choice for patients presenting with recent-onset ...

Researchers now say an indirect CT venography ( CTV ) could identify blood clots in the legs that have the potential to break free, travel to the lung, and block an artery a life-threatening condition ...

If you're having chest pains, an advanced type of CT scan can quickly rule out a heart attack. New research suggests this might be good for hospitals, but not necessarily for you. These heart scans ...