Four key studies have investigated the use of CAC as a triage tool in the ED. [37,38,39,40] These studies, incorporating a total of 569 patients presenting to the ED with chest pain and negative ECG ...
Background A 27-year-old woman was admitted to hospital with a 1-year history of mild dyspnea. Investigations Physical examination, chest radiography, electrocardiography, transthoracic ...
Early myocardial enhancement defects (dark spots) on multidetector CT are valuable predictors of myocardial viability in patients who have suffered a heart attack, reported doctors from the ...
The only potentially curative treatment for pancreatic cancer is complete resection including negative histologic margins (R0). Most tumors are not resectable on surgical exploration, so preoperative ...
D-dimer plus multidetector CT (D-dimer/CT) is as effective as D-dimer/CT plus venous compression ultrasound (US) for identifying pulmonary embolism (PE) and short-term risk of thromboembolic events in ...
Multidetector CT (MDCT) cystography (diagnostic procedure used to examine the bladder) can be used to detect vesicourethral leaks (a common problem) after prostatectomy according to a study that was ...