Assessment of renal anatomy with CT angiography (CTA) is part of the work-up of potential living kidney donors. CTA images the lung bases, entire abdomen and pelvis; consequently, the procedure can ...

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — As more and more Americans undergo CT scans and other medical imaging scans involving intense X-rays, a new study suggests that many of them should take a pre-scan drug that could ...

June 3, 2011 (Hamburg, Germany) — In an observational study of 91 acute stroke patients, the administration of intravenous (IV) dye for computed tomography (CT) perfusion and angiogram studies did not ...

Preoperatively, the CT-directed angiogram showed 2 renal veins and a solitary renal artery on a donor kidney. Should both renal veins be anastomosed to the iliac vein? The benefits of performing 1 ...

Using coronary angiography to test whether a patient's heart is fit enough to undergo kidney transplant is not as dangerous as once thought, researchers found. Among patients with advanced chronic ...

Ever since the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) gave priority to coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) as the test of choice for patients presenting with recent-onset ...

Image quality comparison Transverse and 3D cinematic rendered images from thoraco-abdominal CT angiography. (A–C) Images from energy-integrating detector CT with a standard contrast media protocol. (D ...