CT or Catheterization for Chest Pain Patients?

2 min summary video summarizing answers to this clinical question for practice partners in imaging and cardiac medicine can be found here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGk2_ZS3xSc The first randomized study of CT versus…

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DISCHARGE TV Special on RBB*

* rbb: “Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg” is the official broadcasting corporation of Berlin and the neighbouring federal state of Brandenburg.

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Comprehensive Cardiac Diagnosis for Patients with Coronary Stents

Coronary in-stent restenosis in CTA (A) with myocardial perfusion reduction in CT (B). From JACC. The combination of myocardial perfusion and coronary CT imaging improves diagnosis for patients with coronary…

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Patient Forum in the Maxim Gorki Theater

October 21, 2012, Maxim Gorki Theater Patient Forum on cardiac diseases and diagnostic imaging with Marc Dewey under the title ‘Kosmos und Mensch: der schonende Blick ins Herz’ in a collaboration…

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Which Test for Cardiac Function?

May 2012 Three-dimensional analysis of cardiac function by CT in diastole (left) and systole (right). From JACC. Many tests are available to evaluate cardiac function, yet which is best? This study…

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Charité Publishes Landmark Study on 320-Row CT

August 2009 Advantage of improved coverage of the heart using 320-row CT from the study published in Circulation. CT showed high accuracy and reduced radiation dose as well as improved…

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