Sentences with phrase «angiography with»

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She was diagnosed with a heart attack, and a coronary angiography (a procedure that uses X-ray imaging to see the heart's blood vessels) showed a spontaneous coronary dissection.

The patients with chest pain diagnoses were classified into 1 of 5 testing strategies: no noninvasive testing, exercise electrocardiography (EE, evaluates the heart's electrical activity), stress echocardiography (SE, ultrasound), myocardial perfusion scintigraphy (MPS, scan of heart) or coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA, CT imaging).

An analysis of diagnostic test results from the Prospective Multicenter Imaging Study for Evaluation of Chest Pain (PROMISE) trial — in which patients with stable chest pain were randomized to either anatomic or functional testing as an initial diagnostic strategy — showed that the presence and extent of coronary artery disease detected by CT angiography better predicted the risk for future cardiac events than did measures of exercise tolerance or restricted blood flow to the heart muscle.

«CT angiography appears better at predicting future risk for patients with chest pain: Ability to reveal nonobstructive coronary artery disease identifies at - risk patients missed by functional testing.»

Grainger's team sampled serum (blood with the clotting cells removed) from 36 people with coronary disease diagnosed by angiography and 30 healthy people.

Volume - rendering software was paired with CT angiography to discern an abnormal widening in the aorta (the large pink vessel running from the top of the image, surrounding the heart, to the lower parts of the body) close to the heart.

The study is the first systematic scientific study using four - dimensional CT angiography to assess valve performance of TAVR and surgical tissue valves in patients with aortic stenosis.

Imaging of the coronary arteries with computed tomography (CT) angiography provides an accurate assessment of arterial plaque and could have a dramatic impact on the management of diabetic patients who face a high risk of heart attacks and other cardiovascular events, according to a new multicenter study published online in the journal Radiology.

«Mobile technology is easily accessible and offers an incremental opportunity to expand the existing open platform for mobile applications, which might in turn overcome the economic and capacity limitations of advanced angiography systems with dedicated monitors for projection of CTA data sets,» added Dr. Opolski.

The researchers compared the use of a heart - rate monitoring application (the Instant Heart Rate application version 4.5.0 on an iPhone 4S) with the modified Allen test, which measures blood flow in the radial and ulnar arteries of the wrist, one of which is used to access the heart for coronary angiography.

UC San Diego Medical Center opens a new angiography suite with state - of - the - art imaging technology.

Embolization — procedure performed under digital angiography control to patient with massive bleeding from intraoperatively placed CBD catheter, caused by intrahepatic arterio - biliary fistula.

ACCF / AHA / ACR / SCAI / SIR / SVM / SVN / SVS 2010 performance measures for adults with peripheral artery disease: a report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation / American Heart Association Task Force on Performance Measures, the American College of Radiology, the Society for Cardiac Angiography and Interventions, the Society for Interventional Radiology, the Society for Vascular Medicine, the Society for Vascular Nursing, and the Society for Vascular Surgery (Writing Committee to Develop Clinical Performance Measures for Peripheral Artery Disease)

Methods: We assessed coronary atherosclerotic burden in 3 individuals with complete ANGPTL3 deficiency and 3 wild - type first - degree relatives using computed tomography angiography.

Because animals do not commonly suffer from coronary disease (unlike their human owners) and since most congenital and acquired diseases can be diagnosed non-invasively by echocardiography, cardiac catheterization and angiography are most often performed in association with invasive procedures or in cases which a definitive diagnosis can not be made by echocardiography.

According to a latest report released by KPMG and Assocham, the cost of treatments like angiography and gall bladder removal has shot up by 50 - 60 % between 2007 and 2012 with the medical inflation growing at 15 % per annum.

EXPERIENCE Radiology Technologist September 2008 - September 2009 Godwin Corporation, Tripler Army Medical Center, HI Proficient in all clerical aspects of radiology to include patient check - in, informed consent, and use of CHCS and PACS programs Fluoroscopic exams to include pediatric and adult barium enemas, esophagrams, G.I. studies, VCUG's, HSG's, and modified barium swallows Use of portable C - arm in operating room procedures to include orthopedic, spinal, abdominal, urologic, vascular, and interventional radiology cases Operation of stationary C - arm in upper and lower extremity arthrogram studies and lumbar punctures Preparation of contrast material for gastrointestinal, gynecological, urologic, intravenous and intra-arterial studies Inpatient and outpatient diagnostic x-rays to include upper and lower extremities, cranium, chest and abdomen Proficient in emergency patient care protocol to include CPR, oxygen administration, suction and use of monitoring systems such as EKG and blood pressure equipment Adherence to all radiation protection standards in accordance with ALARA Instruction of Army Radiology students in all aspects of radiography Radiology Specialist (Active Duty) February 2008 - July 2008 U.S. Army, Tripler Army Medical Center, HI Diagnostic radiographic imaging using digital, portable, C - arm and plain film systems Fluoroscopic, orthopedic and operating room radiography utilizing GE, Siemens, Canon, and Fuji equipment Interventional procedures to include aortograms, peripheral and cerebral angiography, venography, femoral runoffs, arthrograms, fistulagrams and lumbar punctures Preparation and set up of sterile field and instruments for interventional and fluoroscopic procedures using proper sterile technique Proper set up and use of intra-arterial and intravenous injector systems Experience with reconstruction, subtraction, road mapping and duplication of digital images Orientation to additional radiology modalities such as ultrasound, MRI, nuclear medicine, CT and mammography

• Emory University Hospital Department of Radiology — The utilization of CT imaging in patients who present to the emergency department with acute abdominal pain, 2005 — 2007 • Emory University Hospital Department of Radiology — CTA for the pre-operative evaluation of living related liver donors, 2001 — 2001 • Emory University Hospital Department of Geriatrics — Transferring behavior research into nursing home practice (this study is prospective and is being funded by the National Institute on Aging), 2000 — 2002 • CTA for the Pre-Operative Evaluation of Living Related Liver Donors: A Comparison of Multi-Detector CT and Digital Subtraction Angiography, Radiological Society of North America, 2001 • Characteristics of Age - Related Macular Degeneration Patients with Low Vision Receiving Visual Rehabilitation, American Academy of Ophthalmology and the Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development, 1998