AuntMinnie | Using CT to measure cardiac fractional flow reserve (FFR) -- measuring the shape and speed of blood flow in the heart and coronary arteries -- is a potential game changer that could turn everyday coronary CT angiography (CCTA) scans into a one-stop cardiac...
AuntMinnie | Functional MRI (fMRI) has helped researchers at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) find "diminished synchronization" between two areas of the brain to explain why high-functioning autistic adults use the wrong pronouns in their speech, according to a study in the August issue of Brain. The...
DiagnosticImaging | Which is really better for patient care: Clinical decision support or prior authorization? Both approaches to managing utilization are meant to help physicians make critical decisions about the best way to diagnose and treat patients. Both can reduce healthcare costs by offering medical recommendations...
DiagnosticImaging | Increasing use of CT scanning in emergency departments has corresponded with fewer hospital admissions, according to a new study published online in the Annals of Emergency Medicine. A team of researchers led by Keith Kocher, MD, of the University of Michigan, assessed emergency department...
AuntMinnie | Canadian researchers have found that PET scans with the radiopharmaceutical rubidium-82 can predict major adverse cardiac events independent of other parameters, according to results published online August 9 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. The study, from the University of Ottawa...