For many years, healthcare providers have known that certain sophisticated computerized tomography (CT) scans can detect and ...

An angiogram, a medical imaging test, helps visualize blood vessels and detect issues like blockages or narrowing ...

The coronary calcium scan, a painless CT scan that evaluates the risk of heart disease by measuring calcium deposits in the coronary arteries, has been proven to save countless lives. I am keenly ...

Coronary artery computed tomography (CT) angiography (CTA ... patients due to intermediate severity lesions or non-diagnostic scans and not all patients underwent catheterization.

February is American Heart Awareness Month. This article is presented in partnership with Hackensack Meridian Health. Neptune, NJ, February 1, 2025 …  Most ...

CLEVELAND—Researchers at Case Western Reserve University, University Hospitals and Houston Methodist will harness the power of artificial intelligence (AI) to more accurately predict risk of heart ...

PCD-CT improves CAD diagnosis, reduces unnecessary procedures, and enhances clinical outcomes over traditional imaging.

More than 18 million adults have coronary artery disease, but many don’t know they have it…until they have chest pain or heart attack. Buildup of calcium in the heart arteries is often the cause. A ...

An AI-based analysis of coronary CT angiography of patients with coronary artery disease outperformed human analysis and showed superior agreement with the standard invasive method in a post hoc ...

Generating a coronary artery calcium (CAC) score requires a quick CT scan, with no intravenous (IV) access or IV contrast required. Results are available within minutes. The CT scan reliably ...

A zero calcium score with high cholesterol may mean a person is at a lower risk of coronary heart disease. It means imaging does not show a buildup of calcified plaque in the heart’s blood vessels.

The solution is having a test that reveals what’s going on inside the arteries that is easily accessible, not potentially dangerous, and is inexpensive. The coronary calcium scan, a painless CT ...