Highly sensitive troponin and coronary computed tomography angiography in the evaluation of suspected acute coronary syndrome in the emergency department

M Ferencik, U Hoffmann, F Bamberg… - European heart …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
The evaluation of patients presenting to the emergency department with suspected acute
coronary syndrome (ACS) remains a clinical challenge. The traditional assessment includes …

Radiography–How do students understand the concept of radiography?

SM Lundgren, M Lundén, BT Andersson - Radiography, 2015 - Elsevier
Background Radiography as a concept has mainly been associated with the functional role
of the radiographer. The concept has been studied from a theoretical point of view. However …

Does real-time monitoring of patient dose with dose management software increase CT technologists' radiation awareness?

C Heilmaier, N Zuber, B Bruijns… - American Journal of …, 2016 - Am Roentgen Ray Soc
OBJECTIVE. Dose management software can be used to increase patient safety. The
purpose of the current study was to evaluate whether real-time monitoring of patient dose in …

Short-and long-term effects of clinical audits on compliance with procedures in CT scanning

A Oliveri, N Howarth, PA Gevenois, D Tack - European radiology, 2016 - Springer
Purpose To test the hypothesis that quality clinical audits improve compliance with the
procedures in computed tomography (CT) scanning. Materials and methods This …

Prefecture-wide multi-centre radiation dose survey as a useful tool for CT dose optimisation: report of GUNMA radiation dose study

Y Fukushima, A Taketomi-Takahashi… - Radiation protection …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
The aim of this study was to verify the usefulness for the dose optimisation of setting a
diagnostic reference level (DRL) based on the results of a prefecture-wide multi-centre …

Use of iterative cycles in quality improvement projects in imaging: a systematic review

YY Cheung, NBV Riblet, TO Osunkoya - Journal of the American College of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Purpose Studies suggest that quality improvement (QI) projects in health care lack scientific
rigor, but the actual frequency of use of proven scientific QI methodology is unknown. The …

Kardiale CT beim akuten Koronarsyndrom

CL Schlett, H Alkadhi, F Bamberg - Radiologie up2date, 2014 - thieme-connect.com
Die kardiale CT wird aufgrund des rasanten technischen Fortschritts der letzten Jahre
zunehmend in klinische Algorithmen integriert. Dabei gilt aufgrund der bestehenden …

Benefits of adaptive statistical iterative reconstruction and high definition compared with filtered back projection and standard definition multi detector row cardiac …

G Aggarwal - 2017 - unsworks.unsw.edu.au
Aims: Assessment of the differences in diagnostic performance and radiation dose between
Adaptive Statistical Iterative Reconstruction (ASIR) and High Definition (HD) CT coronary …

The Potential Role of Combined Highly Sensitive Troponin and Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography in the Evaluation of Patients with Suspected Acute …

M Ferencik, R Akhavein, U Hoffmann - Current Cardiovascular Imaging …, 2016 - Springer
The evaluation and triage of patients presenting to the emergency department (ED) with
suspected acute coronary syndrome (ACS) remains to be challenging despite available …

Acute chest pain and cardiac computed tomography

D Pongas, P Dupouy, B Daoud, H Mansour… - Sang Thrombose …, 2016 - jle.com
[2] Roffi M., Patrono C., Collet JP 2015 ESC guidelines for the management of acute
coronary syndromes in patients presenting without persistent ST-segment elevation: task …