#VisualAbstract: 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
#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.
Clinical characteristics of COVID-19 in China
1. Clinical data from early cases in China describe rapid transmission and variable degrees of illness. 2. Patients commonly presented ...
Regional variation in CT imaging is associated with nephrectomy risk
1. Regional variation in cumulative risk of an individual having a chest or abdominal CT in the United States was ...
Cardiac risk factors associated with noncalcified plaque burden in asymptomatic patients
1. In asymptomatic patients with low-to-moderate risk for coronary artery disease, computed tomography coronary angiography revealed increased total coronary plaque ...
CT may accurately predict need for intervention following splenic trauma
1. The use of a computed tomography (CT)-based splenic injury grading system was superior to clinical evaluation for determining the ...
Perfusion imaging may be useful for selecting stroke patients for thrombolysis
1. When used for the selection of patients with stroke for intravenous thrombolysis within 3 hours of symptom onset, computed tomography ...
CT scans associated with increased risk of malignancy [Pediatrics Classics Series]
Image: PD 1. Through a retrospective cohort analysis of children and young adults without previous malignancy, patients exposed to multiple ...
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