Imaging

Rotating camera puts fresh spin on coronary angiography

Published in Cardiovascular Week, June 14th, 2004

A new way of viewing the arteries of the heart is not only safer for patients but often produces better images with less effort, according to a new study.

The study, conducted at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center in Denver, evaluated the potential benefits of performing coronary angiography using an x-ray camera that quickly rotates around the patient, rather than a conventional still camera that is repeatedly repositioned to take pictures from a limited number of views. It was published in the June 2004 issue of Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions.

The researchers showed that rotational angiography reduces by...

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