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 ...

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 ...

Coronary artery calcium scoring with CT can identify symptomatic patients with a very low risk of heart attacks or strokes, according to a new study published today in Radiology, a journal of the ...

April 11, 2011 (New Orleans, Louisiana) — Coronary calcium can be accurately quantified with a single standard-contrast computed tomography (CT) scan, thereby eliminating the added radiation exposure ...

CT has been utilized for a) coronary angiography (coronary CTA) and b) coronary calcium scoring. The coronary arteries had conventionally been visualized using invasive coronary angiography that ...

Coronary artery calcium scoring with CT can identify symptomatic patients with a very low risk of heart attacks or strokes. Researchers said the findings may one day help some patients with stable ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Coronary calcium scoring (CCS) is arguably the best method to screen for coronary artery disease. The most ...

As technology offers more tools to help diagnose heart disease, you may need to adjust your approach. Here’s the latest on one of those new tools. One of the greatest challenges facing primary-care ...

More Americans die of heart disease than all types of cancer combined. More than 58 million Americans have one or more forms of cardiovascular disease, making coronary artery disease the number one ...