ACC Guidelines on Optimal Use of Radiation in Cardiovascular Imaging Medha Baranwal Baranwal3 May 2018 7:02 PM ISTAmerican College of Cardiology (ACC) released tips to minimize radiation exposure and best practices for using ionizing radiation in cardiovascular...
Head to Head-Stress Echo better than Coronary CTA for Chest Pain Triage Medha Baranwal Baranwal22 Jun 2018 8:28 PM ISTFor patients presenting to the emergency department (ED) with chest pain, stress echocardiography (SE) can be considered an appropriate option for...
Prolonged exposure to ionizing radiation linked to high BP Medha Baranwal Baranwal5 May 2019 8:10 PM ISTProlonged exposure to low doses of ionizing radiation can lead to high blood pressure (BP). RUSSIA: A recent study of more than 22,000 nuclear...
MRI faster and more effective modality than ultrasound for appendicitis evaluation Medha Baranwal Baranwal10 May 2019 8:10 PM ISTHouston, TX: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a faster and less costly alternative to ultrasound (US) for the evaluation of adolescent females with...
Concise MRI imaging reduces need of procedural sedation of children with primary headache Deepanjana Sarkar12 Jun 2019 7:28 PM ISTConcise brain Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) may reduce the need for sedation in children with primary headache, revealed a study published in the...
Use reduced radiation dose CT in suspected kidney stone patients, suggests study Deepanjana Sarkar5 Sept 2019 7:20 PM ISTReduced radiation dose computed tomography (CT) should be used when CT is needed for suspected kidney stone, according to a study published in the...
Medical imaging with low-dose ionizing radiation also associated with cancer risks: JAMA Deepanjana Sarkar8 Sept 2019 8:10 PM ISTMedical imaging with low-dose ionizing radiation is also associated with cancer risks, revealed a study recently published in the Journal of American...
Fourfold rise in CT scan rates in pregnant women, finds a study Deepanjana Sarkar29 July 2019 7:10 PM ISTThe computed tomography (CT) scan rates in the U.S has remarkably increased in the past two decades. According to a new study, there is a fourfold...
