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Eugenio Picano
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3 years ago
Sources of Radiation Exposure
Radiation used in medical examinations and tests is the largest man-made source of radiation exposure. The biological effects of the radiation dose received is expressed in milliSievert (mSv), with the effective dose of 1 mSv corresponding to the radiation dose of 50 chest X-rays. An average of 2.4 mSv per head per year comes from natural sources (see Figure 1).1…
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Osman Ratib
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3 years ago
Recent developments in advanced imaging modalities such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), multidetector computed tomography (CT) and hybrid modalities such as positron emission tomography-CT (PET-CT) bring new dimensions to diagnostic investigations of cardiovascular disease. These modalities extend the existing wide range of image-based diagnostic procedures that are commonly used in…
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Andreas H Mahnken
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Joachim E Wildberger
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Peter R Seidensticker
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3 years ago
Coronary artery disease (CAD) represents a relevant economic burden to modern medicine. In 2003 more than 1.41 million diagnostic coronary angiograms and an additional 1.24 million percutaneous coronary angioplasties were performed in the US alone.1 While coronary angiography is considered the gold standard for diagnosing CAD, several non-invasive techniques have been evaluated for assessing CAD…
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Udo Sechtem
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7 years ago
Udo Sechtem discusses "Cardiac imaging in CAD: too much of a good thing?" at the 2016 ESC Congress in Rome, Italy.
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Valentina O Puntmann
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Silvia Valbuena-López
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11 months ago
Abhishek Joshi
Job title: Cardiac Imaging Fellow
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Warren Manning
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Alessia Gimelli
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Job title: Head of Nuclear Cardiology Lab
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Prathap Kanagala
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Robin Ray
Job title: Consultant Cardiologist, Head of Education & Honorary Senior Lecturer
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