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Single CT scan could diagnose heart disease.(in the news)(Brief article)
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April 1, 2008
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A comprehensive diagnosis of heart disease could be possible with a single computed tomography scan, according to a report that appeared in the March 4 issue of Circulation.
Comprehensive heart disease diagnosis is difficult. Clinicians at most cardiovascular centers traditionally have relied on several imaging modalities and although CT can provide images of heart structures, it cannot detect blood flow.
Researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, S.C., developed a dual-source CT scanner technique that ...