CT Can Predict Future Cardiovascular Disease, Study

According to a new study, Computed Tomography (CT) scans can be used for predicting cardiovascular diseases in individuals with high risk. The findings of the study are highlighted online and will be published in the November issue of Radiology. Martijn J. A. Gondrie, M.D., from the Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care at the University Medical Center Utrecht in the Netherlands, and the lead author of the study, said "The results of this study show that radiologists can predict cardiovascular disease fairly well using incidental findings of calcifications of the aortic wall on CT, along with minimal patient information, such as age, gender and the reason for the CT. Ultimately, this easily executed extra risk stratification has the potential to reduce future heart attacks or other cardiovascular events."

Radiation Delivered To Children Increases Risks For Cancer, Study

According to a new study, medical imaging procedure taking place in children's cancer treatment can put children at risk due to delivering them high doses of radiation. The study was conducted in a children cancer medical center in Canada, and it involved 150 children suffering from the disease. Researchers reviewed the radiation doses children received from medical imaging systems during their cancer treatment courses.

High Rates Of Anomalies Discovered By Accident In Research Participants

According to a recent study, 40% of individuals participating in medical imaging researches discover by accident that they have anomalies in their internal organs. The study added that 6% of these individuals get to undergo medical intervention in order to treat such anomalies.A team of physicians, radiologists and bioethicists at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, evaluated the benefits and burdens of radiologists' findings during research examinations that were carried out during three months in 2004. The team studied medical records of individuals during a three-year time as a follow up.

Siemens Awarded 2010 Techno-College Innovation Award For Its innovation In Cardiac Surgery

Siemens Healthcare has been awarded, for the first time, Techno-College Innovation Award for 2010 from The European Association of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS) due to its highly efficient design of the syngo Aortic ValveGuide software. The Techno-College Innovation Award celebrates pioneer technological innovations which considered to be evolutionary advances in cardiac surgery.