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Calcification of the renal artery

posted by Martin Heuschmid, M.D. | Dec 16, 2007
Martin Heuschmid, M.D.
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Case history 62-year-old female presenting with hypertension. She had undergone left nephrectomy 12 years prior. Since she is severely claustrophobic, an MRI can not be performed. Read more

Protocol Vascular Plaque Removal and Detection

posted by Martin Heuschmid, M.D. | Dec 16, 2007
Martin Heuschmid, M.D.

Please click on the title to see the protocol. Read more

Vascular plaque removal / detection

posted by Martin Heuschmid, M.D. | Dec 16, 2007

Dual energy plaque detection is a promising, evolving technique which yields very interesting possible applications. Specific modules enable the automated decomposition of calcium and iodine as well as the removal of calcified hard plaques from the images. Plaque detection with multi-slice systems Imaging arteriosclerosis and its major complication, arterial occlusive disease, is … Read more