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Researchers from Mayo Clinic publish new studies and findings in the area of patents
May 14th, 2008
"The purpose of our study was to show the feasibility of ECG-gated, 64-MDCT cardiac angiography for the detection of patent foramen ovale (PFO). and METHODS. Chart review was performed on 214 consecutive patients referred for clinically indicated 64-MDCT angiography," scientists in the United States report. "The study cohort consisted of 20 patients who had previously undergone transesophageal echocardiography (TEE). Blinded consensus review of each CT angiography was performed by two experienced cardiac radiologists and results were compared with TEE, which served as a reference standard. CT criteria for the diagnosis of PFO were distinct left atrial ''flap'' in the...
Source: Medical Patent Law Weekly (2008-05-14)
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