Radiologists find a technique to significantly reduce patient radiation dose during CT angiography
Monday, September 21, 2009 - 07:56
in Health & Medicine
Radiologists have discovered that prospective electrocardiogram (ECG) gating allows them to significantly reduce the patient radiation dose delivered during computed tomography (CT) angiography, a common noninvasive technique used to evaluate vascular disease, according to a study published in the October issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR).