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Blackpool Hospital's CT department has won a top quality award

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals’ CT department has been recognised nationally for the high quality of its imaging, winning a HeartFlow CT Quality Award.
Knowridge Science Report

What you need to know about heart CT scans

One of the most common uses of heart CT scans is to check for coronary artery disease—blockages in the arteries that bring ...
Renal & Urology News

Clinical Quiz: What caused AKI after retroperitoneal hematoma?

Pictured: CT abdomen with contrast showed a new large left retroperitoneal hematoma measuring 17 x 9.3 x 8.2 cm. A 75-year-old woman was admitted to the ...

The $2.1 Billion Global Market Opportunity In Contrast Media Injectors

The global market for contrast media injectors is poised for significant growth, projected to reach $2.1 billion by 2033 at a CAGR of 7.8% between 2025 and 2033. This expansion is fueled by ongoing ...
Scientific Research Publishing

Evaluation of Contrast-Induced Nephropathy following Contrast-Enhanced Computed Tomography ()

1 Department of Nephrology, Sher-E-Bangla Medical College and Hospital, Barisal, Bangladesh. 2 Department of Nephrology, Bangladesh Medical University (BMU), Dhaka, Bangladesh. 3 Department of ...
Scientific Research Publishing

Katsiki, N., Tsioufis, C., Hahalis, G. and Athyros, V.G. (2017) Contrast-Induced Acute Kidney Injury: Beware of the Risk after Coronary Angiography. Expert Review of ...

ABSTRACT: Background: During computed tomography (CT), contrast is commonly used to identify structural and functional defects of various organs. Contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) is a known ...
IEEE

Predicting Stenosis Severity of Coronary Arteries with Non-Contrast CT and MPR Images Using Deep Neural Networks

Abstract: In this paper, we present our investigations on methods toward predicting stenosis severity from two types of coronary artery images; Non-contrast CT images and MPR (Multi-Planar Reformatted ...
TCTMD

Intermodality Assessment of Aortic Regurgitation Severity: Insights From Cardiac CT and MRI and Implications for Future Trials

The Effect of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement With JenaValve Trilogy on 1-Year Reverse Remodeling in Patients With Pure Aortic Regurgitation Stratified by Baseline LV Function Receive the the ...
devdiscourse

New Spectral CT Scanner at Southland Hospital Elevates Cancer & Cardiac Care

Southland Hospital’s imaging suite has entered a new era with the arrival of a detector-based spectral CT scanner that promises faster, clearer and more comprehensive diagnostic images for patients ...
ahajournals.org

Aortic Valve Calcium Score Quantification by Contrast Cardiac CT: Correlations With Echocardiography and Optimal Thresholds

Aortic valve calcium score (AVCa) measured on noncontrast computed tomography (CT) is well-established for grading aortic stenosis (AS) severity. However, thresholds for AVCa measured on contrast CT ...
BMJ

Current and future applications of photon-counting computed tomography in cardiovascular medicine

Photon-counting CT (PCCT) represents a transformative advancement in cardiac imaging, addressing key limitations of conventional CT. This review synthesises current evidence to demonstrate how PCCT’s ...