CT associated with lower complication risks than invasive coronary angiography
1. In patients with stable chest pain and intermediate pretest probability of coronary artery disease (CAD), there was no difference ...
Tag: Computed Tomography (CT)
Computed tomography a suitable diagnostic alternative for obstructive coronary artery disease
1. For patients referred for potential obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD), computed tomography (CT) and invasive coronary angiography (ICA) as ...
#VisualAbstract: Low-dose computed tomography improves the detection of secondary primary lung cancers compared to chest radiographs for head and neck cancer survivors
Click to read this study in JAMA Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery.
#VisualAbstract: 18-F fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography offers a high negative predictive value for detection of cervical lymph node metastases
Click to read the study in JAMA Network Open.
Attenuation values may help differentiate renal neoplasm from simple cyst on contrast-enhanced CT
1. In a retrospective review of 125 patients with primary renal cell neoplasm that underwent computed tomography (CT), simple renal ...
External compression computed tomography may increase diagnostic accuracy in appendicitis
1. In a prospective trial of 168 patients with suspected acute appendicitis (AA), patients that underwent external compression (EC) ...
Patients with psoriasis associated with increased systemic arterial and subcutaneous adipose inflammation
1. In a retrospective cohort study of 12 patients with psoriasis, 8F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) demonstrated ...
Contrast-enhanced computed tomography associated with high sensitivity to renal stone detection
1. In a retrospective review of 72 patients with renal stones that underwent unenhanced computed tomography (CT) followed by contrast-enhance ...
Intrauterine Zika virus infection associated with significant fetal brain abnormalities
1. In a case series of 23 infants with Zika virus infection, computed tomography (CT) of the head demonstrated a ...
CT of the chest, abdomen, and pelvis demonstrates low diagnostic yield in low-velocity trauma
1. In a retrospective review of over 100 patients who experienced low-velocity trauma with computed tomography (CT)-proven head or cervical ...
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