A new cost-effectiveness model gives surprising prominence to the good old exercise treadmill test (ETT) for evaluating patients with suspected coronary artery disease. In fact, treadmill plus imaging — especially coronary CT angiography (CTA) for low-risk patients — was more cost-effective than any imaging modality alone, according to the study.
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BOSTON - Skeletal scintigraphy with F-18 sodium fluoride (F-18 NaF) is a safe and effective way to diagnose skeletal disorders in children and could be used instead of bone SPECT exams, according to research presented on Wednesday at the Society for Pediatric Radiology (SPR) meeting.
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LONDON (Reuters), - It’s not hard to find a breast cancer survivor who thinks routine mammograms are a good idea.
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Apr 7 - Ultrasound can be useful in the workup of infants with a first urinary tract infection, researchers from Sweden report in the May issue of The Journal of Urology.
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Digital mammography tomosynthesis is one of the hottest new breast imaging technologies, but what if you added a molecular-based functional tomosynthesis capability to it? University of Virginia researchers did just that, and reported on their findings in a new study published in the April issue of Radiology.
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ALEXANDRIA, Va. (Reuters), Mar 30 - President Barack Obama made another push to sell his healthcare overhaul to a skeptical public on Tuesday, calling it a victory over special interests that will improve the lives of middle-class Americans and defending the “courage” of legislators who backed it.
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