User error, not technological problems, is to blame for cases of excess radiation in computed tomography scans, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration says. The FDA has been investigating reports that ...

To enhance its emergency department and stroke care capabilities, Fairview Health Services installed the Aquilion ONE dynamic volume CT system from Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc. at its ...

The chief executive of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center said Thursday that he regretted the “circumstances” that subjected 206 patients to radiation overdoses and laid out reforms made since the hospital ...

To expand its stroke care capabilities for fast diagnoses and more accurate treatment, Long Beach Memorial, a primary stroke care center for MemorialCare Health System, is using Toshiba’s Aquilion ONE ...

The state Senate approved a bill Friday aimed at preventing the errors that led to radiation overdoses for patients at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and elsewhere. The bill, which passed 24 to 5, would ...

The settings on Cedars-Sinai Medical Center's three CT scanners were changed, causing "immediate jeopardy" in a case that the hospital says involved more than 200 patients who underwent stroke imaging ...

To detect in-stent restenosis among patients with coronary stents, a new study shows the potential for improved diagnostic accuracy by adding computed tomography perfusion imaging to coronary CT ...

Apollo Speciality Hospitals, Tiruchi, has launched an advanced CT perfusion scan facility and a dedicated stroke command centre, strengthening comprehensive stroke care services in the region. The CT ...

Coronary artery disease is the leading cause of death globally. One of the most common tools used to diagnose and monitor heart disease, myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) by single photon emission ...

Recent advances in scanner technology have made the use of CT stress myocardial perfusion imaging feasible. Just how well it matches up to MR perfusion in the diagnosis of coronary artery disease (CAD ...