Category Archives: Cardiac CT scan

Uninterpretable risk score for coronary CT angiography

Posted on July 29, 2011 by Johnson Francis | Permalink Comments Off

Coronary CT angiography (CCTA) is being used increasingly as a screening tool for coronary artery disease (CAD) in those with an intermediate or low risk for CAD. Acquisition [..]

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Role of computed tomography (CT) in GUCH

Posted on July 28, 2011 by Johnson Francis | Permalink Comments Off

Computed tomography (CT) provides excellent spatial resolution and has a rapid acquisition time. It is good for imaging arteries and veins. CT is superior to cardiac magnetic resonance [..]

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Risk of coronary event with non obstructive plaques

Posted on July 22, 2011 by Johnson Francis | Permalink Comments Off

Non obstructive coronary plaques need not percutaneous coronary interventions, but some of them may lead on to acute coronary events later on. The calcified plaques may not lead [..]

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Multicolour CT and gold nanoparticles for evaluation of plaque

Posted on August 20, 2010 by Johnson Francis | Permalink Comments Off

Multicolor CT is the popular name for spectral computed tomography. In spectral CT system, the incident x-rays are divided into multiple energy bins and is used for multicolour [..]

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Multi slice CT for coronary artery imaging

Posted on May 16, 2010 by Johnson Francis | Permalink Comments Off

Multi slice CT (MSCT) scanners are becoming popular as a non-invasive imaging modality for screening coronary artery disease. The era of MSCT started with 4 slice scanners and [..]

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