CT scans are becoming a more commonly used tool to effectively determine a patient's future risk of heart disease and heart ...

CT scans are becoming a more commonly used tool to effectively determine a patient's future risk of heart disease and heart ...

My doctor recently recommended that I get a cardiac CT calcium scan to help stratify my risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD).

Česky: Koronární arterie s anglickým popisem English: heart with coronary arteries (Photo credit: Wikipedia According to a recent study in the New England Journal of Medicine, using coronary CT scans ...

Cardiac computed tomography angiography scans (CT scans that look at the heart) can provide a virtually instant verdict on whether chest pain is from blockage of the coronary arteries. When used early ...

A heart computerized tomography (CT) scan, also called a calcium-score screening heart scan, is used to find calcium deposits in plaque of people with heart disease. They’re an effective way to spot ...

Atherosclerosis causes the smooth, elastic lining of the coronary arteries to become hard, stiff, and swollen because of ...

April 23, 2010 (Seoul, Korea) — A new study of the incidental lung cancers that show up on cardiac computed-tomography (CT) scans will likely perpetuate the ongoing debate over whether the possibility ...

A heart CT scan uses X-rays to create an image of the heart and blood vessels. Healthcare professionals may also refer to it as cardiac CT angiography. A CT scan is a noninvasive imaging procedure.

Bone mineral density tests are the current standard used to diagnose osteoporosis, a disease that weakens the bones and increases the risk of fracture. Still, health experts say many at-risk people ...