Cardiovascular disease is the most frequent cause of mortality globally, with cancer the second most frequent cause: CVD accounts for over 30percent, and cancer around 17percent, of deaths worldwide. In the more affluent western countries, because of the enormous improvements in diagnosis and management of CVD, cancer has overtaken CVD as the leading cause of […]
There are growing concerns about an unfortunate but often-unavoidable scenario in modern medicine. Although the latest generation of drugs has improved patient survival for a vast array of diseases, the prolongation of life is often accompanied by a sharp increase in the probability of adverse effects of medication. Treatment of one disease can provoke or […]
Although not commonplace, carotid artery stenting (CAS) is occasionally accompanied by the protrusion of plaque into the stent lumen, and a variety of ischemic complications during intra- and post-operative periods. Among these complications, plaque protrusion (PP) into the stent and thrombus on the stent after CAS are some of the most worrying for clinicians. The […]
Rupture of the coronary plaque surface, accompanied by the exposure of thrombogenic, red cell-rich necrotic core material, is one of the most important underlying mechanisms in acute coronary syndrome (ACS). After decades of idling, such plaques sometimes suddenly burst into this life-threatening condition. The rupturing occurs during the evolution of coronary atherosclerotic lesions, and is […]
The march of healthcare technology is not always even. Benefits on one front can often be outweighed by problems on another. Radiology is no exception to this rule.Like other medical professionals, radiologists have begun using portals and social media to connect to patients and join the move towards personal healthcare. Websites and radiologyToday, websites staffed […]
Magnetom Vida, the new high-end 3-Tesla MRI scanner with BioMatrix technology from Siemens Healthineers, was launched to the public at University Hospital Tübingen, where the first system is installed. It has been undergoing clinical tests in the hospital’s Department for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology since December 2016. Magnetom Vida is the first scanner equipped with […]
April 2024
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