Obviating the need for an additional image acquisition during rest holds promise to substantially reduce radiation doses involved with CT-based myocardial perfusion imaging. Read more

Marketing claims accompanying the launch of a new high-end imaging system are always to be taken with a grain of salt. In the case of coronary CT angiography with 2nd generation dual-source CT, however, the emerging literature and our own experiences using this system largely support the pre-launch projections. These … Read more

The following question has been sent by Judy Oltmann, CTA Technologist, USA: My question may have appeared vaque before. My radiology group has had a consistent complaint concerning the mottle or graininess, both terms applied, to the axial datasets acquired during our coronary scans with the Definition scanner. We have applied … Read more

The following question has been sent by Judy Oltmann, CTA Technologist, USA: My question may have appeared vaque before. My radiology group has had a consistent complaint concerning the mottle or graininess, both terms applied, to the axial datasets acquired during our coronary scans with the Definition scanner. We have applied … Read more

The following question has been sent by Judy Oltmann, CTA Technologist, USA: Resolution of Definition Axial Datasets: My question may have appeared vaque before. My radiology group has had a consistent complaint concerning the mottle or graininess, both terms applied, to the axial datasets acquired during our coronary scans with the Definition … Read more