Cardiac CT Angiography (CCTA) is growing as it should. As with any new applications in diagnostic medicine there are incidences of inappropriate use. However, the ability for this technology to identify those without significant coronary artery disease (CAD) is significant. The test is less expensive than cardiac catheterization and certainly brings with it much lower [...]

The radiology community over the past three years has really taken it on the chin for unnecessary patient exposure to ionizing radiation. The report from HealthImaging this morning and linked here is the latest of many showing how to alter the dose to the patient and still get acceptable diagnostic scans. We're heading in the [...]

The latest article from Radiology, August 8, 2012, was reported on by HealthImaging.  The results seem conclusive that CCTA can now be depended upon for raising the bar for diagnosing CAD in patients with previously abnormal SPECT scans. But do the results tell the whole story? That's the question to be answered. Clearly the specificity is [...]