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ECR: 3 tips for developing a successful cardiac imaging practice

AuntMinnie

He noted that in 2019, the European Society of Cardiology issued updated guidelines for diagnostic imaging of coronary artery disease (CAD), recommending noninvasive imaging (i.e., years of follow-up compared with CT imaging (2.1% Gutberlet emphasized that obtaining certifications is part of succeeding in cardiac imaging.

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A brief history of radiology

Radiology Cafe

Tomography originates from the Greek words ‘tomos’, meaning ‘slice’ or ‘section’, and ‘graphia’, meaning ‘description of’. In the 1960s computers were increasingly available and more powerful and in 1971, the first computed tomography (CT) scan was performed on a patient. J Vasc Interv Radiol 2003; 14 (7): 841–853.

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Emergency Guide to Stroke Neuroimaging

Northwestern EM

3] To identify a causative vascular lesion, which may or may not be amenable or contraindicatory to thrombolysis Non-Contrast Head CT NCCT is usually the first imaging modality obtained in the acute evaluation for stroke. Vascular Diseases of the Brain.” Within the thrombolysis window (<4.5 and specificity of 95% with a 97.1%