1. Plaque on CT, Strong Predictor of CAD
(Communities/CT)

Henry Ford Hospital study reported that the presence of plaque on an abdominal computed tomography ( CT ) scan is a strong predictor of coronary artery disease (CAD)and mortality. Researchers found that ...

2. Benefit for Early Eptifibatide Presents at ACC
(Radiology Conferences/Conference News)

... non-ST-segment acute coronary syndrome (NSTE ACS) pretreated with clopidogrel, preprocedural (ie, percutaneous coronary intervention) eptifibatide may be associated with reduced 30-day mortality and myocardial ...

3. MPO Predicts Death Risk With Coronary Angiography
(Cardiology/Cardiology)

Myeloperoxidase (MPO) predicts the risk of cardiovascular mortality in patients who undergo coronary angiography, according to research published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. Claire ...

4. Intermountain Healthcare - Toshiba Announce faCTor64 Substudy
(Company News/Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation)

Toshiba Ultrasound Used for Early Detection of CHD in Asymptomatic Diabetics Cardiovascular death is the most common cause of mortality among Type 2 diabetics and claims the lives of millions each year, ...

5. Obama's CT Colonography Leave Consumers Confused
(Communities/CT)

... cancer screening strategy.  There is a tremendous body of evidence that shows that clearing the colon of polyps, including small polyps, significantly reduces colorectal cancer mortality.  When ...

6. Stanford Experts Against New Mammography Guidelines
(Modalities/Mammography)

... cancer detection rates and does not decrease mortality rates. Instead, studies found that the women in the breast self-exam group had significantly more biopsies than the control group, but the number ...

7. Parascript's AccuDetect for Breast Cancer Detection
(Company News/Parascript)

... mortality. Only 60 percent of breast cancer is diagnosed at an early or localized stage.  Parascript AccuDetect is designed to contribute to better cancer detection and lower patient recalls through ...

8. Mammography Guidelines: Limits Access for Women
(Modalities/Mammography)

... 1990, the mortality rate from breast cancer, which had been unchanged for the preceding 50 years, has decreased by 30 percent. Source: Avon Foundation Discuss more about Mammography in the Mammography ...

9. Avon Survey: Recommendations on Mammography Risks
(Modalities/Radiology )

... in 1990, the mortality rate from breast cancer, which had been unchanged for the preceding 50 years, has decreased by 30 percent nationwide. Ignoring direct scientific evidence from large clinical trials, ...

10. Combining Mammography & MRI for Cancer Risks
(Modalities/Mammography)

... to Dr. Lee. Annual combined screening was best at detecting early stage cancers and provided the greatest relative mortality reduction. Combined screening became more cost-effective as breast cancer risk ...

11. ACR, SBI Statement on Mammography Recommendations Poll
(Modalities/Mammography)

... screening in 1990, the mortality rate from breast cancer, which had been unchanged for the preceding 50 years, has decreased by 30 percent. Ignoring direct scientific evidence from large clinical trials, ...

12. Review : CMR in Patients With MI
(Cardiology/Cardiology)

... cause of morbidity and mortality for which a broad range of ever-changing therapeutic and diagnostic options are available. Outcomes are directly related to MI size. Similarly, diagnostic tests for detection ...

13. MDCE Completes Tele-Health Suite For CHF
(Healthcare Informatics/Healthcare Informatics)

... of cardiovascular deaths in China. CHD accounts for 22% of cardiovascular deaths in urban areas and 13% in rural areas. Although mortality from CHD in China is relatively low compared with Western levels, ...

14. RPCI Awarded Grants: Study Radiation Antidotes
(Modalities/Radiology )

... syndrome remains poorly treatable, resulting in significant mortality and reduced quality of life for survivors. Andrei Gudkov, PhD, Senior Vice President Basic Science; Chair, Cell Stress Biology; of ...

15. Incidental Findings at MRI-enterography
(Communities/MRI)

... malignant disease or disease requiring clinical intervention, thereby reducing morbidity and mortality. On the other hand, incidental findings may lead to further diagnostic work-up or surgery of benign ...

16. ICU Telemedicine Explains Factors Influencing Effectiveness
(Communities/Teleradiology)

... or the ability of patients to leave earlier. The study did reveal that survival rates for the extremely ill improved in all the ICUs studied. "The mortality reduction we observed in the sickest population ...

17. Mammography Availability Reduces Breast Cancer Death
(Modalities/Mammography)

The research shows mammography availability linked to breast cancer mortality rate. More women die of breast cancer in areas where mammography centers are few and far between, the research by a Medical ...

18. ACR's Recent Studies Regarding CT Scans
(Communities/CT)

... cancer mortality rates, and are generally less expensive than the invasive procedures that they replace. However, widespread use has resulted in increased radiation exposure for Americans. The American ...

19. SBI - ACR Suggest Mammography at 40
(Modalities/Mammography)

... decrease in breast cancer mortality, which amounts to nearly 30 percent since 1990, is a major medical success and is due largely to earlier detection of breast cancer through mammography screening," said ...

20. ACR Statement on CT Scans, Cancer Risk
(Organizations/American College Of Radiology)

... cancer mortality rates, and are generally less expensive than the invasive procedures that they replace. However, widespread use has resulted in increased radiation exposure for Americans. The American ...