September 18, 2008

Chicago Tribune

Virtual Colonoscopies Ready for Prime Time

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June 26, 2008

U.S. News & World Report

Testing to Foil Sudden Cardiac Death Tim Russert might have been helped by coronary calcium scanning, but it's fraught with controversy

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March 2008

American Cancer Society Colon Screening Summary

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March 28, 2008


Heart test works for all races

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March 05, 2008

American Cancer Society recognizes virtual colonoscopy

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December 11, 2007

MedPage Today

Calcified Coronaries May Elevate Women Out of Low-Risk Heart Status

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October 4, 2007


Studies endorse 'virtual colonoscopy'

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September 12, 2007

Study: Primary 3D VC Equivalent to Colonoscopy

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August 30, 2007

Reuters Health

Multislice CT may obviate invasive coronary angiography

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July 31, 2007

British advisory panel deems CT screening tests safe and effective

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May 9, 2007

Study: Virtual Colonoscopy is cost-effective in efficient exam settings

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May 4, 2007

Reuters Health

Coronary calcification independently predicts all-cause mortality

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April 30, 2007

Reuters Health

Low-dose CT practical for lung cancer screening

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April 24, 2007

Cancer

Screening model calls VC most cost-effective colon exam

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December 14, 2006

The New York Times

Study Questions Traditional Colonoscopy Effectiveness

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November 14, 2006

Associated Press


Chest scans for smokers may save lives on MSNBC

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October 26, 2006

The Wall Street Journal

Study Supports Early Screening For Lung Cancer

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October 26, 2006

Associated Press

Study: Scans May Find Lung Cancer Sooner

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October 2006

AEHA.org

A Heart-Felt Challenge to America's Medical Community

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July 25, 2006

Angioplasty.org

SHAPE Task Force Recommendations for Widespread Screening Generate Controversy

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July 12, 2006

Today in Cardiology

SHAPE Task Force proposes near-universal cardiac imaging

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July 12, 2006


New heart scan guidelines as seen on CBS

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July 10, 2006

Forbes

Experts: Screen Most Older Adults to Prevent Heart Attacks

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July, 2006


New heart scan guidelines as seen on NBC

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May 16, 2006

New York Times

Motivation by Calcium Score

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February 14, 2006

Reuters Health

CT screening identifies curable lung cancers

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February, 2006

Significant disadvantages for Multi-detector CT (MDCT) in calcium scoring

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December 21, 2005

theheart.org

Framingham and National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) underestimate risk in women

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October 10, 2005

The Wall Street Journal

A Race Against My Heart I am my father's son. But does that mean I have to accept his fate?

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September 2005

Carlsbad Business Journal

Heart scan pays off for Tip-Top butcher

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September 5, 2005

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

CT scans that detect calcium deposits in heart arteries can help predict the risk of coronary heart disease

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August 28, 2005

Time Magazine

Do You Know Your Calcium Score?

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August 16, 2005

Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions

Electron-Beam CT Deemed Best for Evaluating Adult Patients With Congenital Defects in the Arteries of the Heart X-ray Angiography Falls Short in Critical Finding

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July 2005

Excerpts from ACC/AHA Scientific Statement

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June 28th 2005

Forbes.com

Landmark Study Shows EBT Coronary Calcium Score Is Most Accurate Test For Heart Attack Risk Imaging society says major study clearly indicates EBT Coronary Calcium Score as the best test for identifying who is and is not at risk for heart attacks

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February 16, 2005

Blue Shield of California recommends EBCT Coronary Calcium Score

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October 11th 2004

L.A. Times

Little-used scan can find hidden heart disease Common stress tests can miss problems, cardiologists say. But not all agree that new technique is ready for wider use. The former president has chest pains. A catheter threaded through his heart finds all three major arteries and a tributary up to 90% blocked. Surgeons buzz through his chest with an electric saw, stop his heart for 73 minutes and use veins from his leg and elsewhere to bypass the blockages.

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September 21st 2004

The Wall Street Journal

Scan for Heart-Attack Risk To Get a Boost Major Medical Group Expected To Support Use of EBT Test; Measuring Calcium Build-Up Heart scans, the popular but controversial tests that link heart-attack risk to an accumulation of calcium in the coronary arteries, are poised to win an endorsement from the American Heart Association, which has long been skeptical of their value.

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September 21st 2004

Even low-dose VC yields extracolonic findings colonoscopy serves up significant extracolonic findings even when acquired with a low-dose protocol, researchers in New York City reported. They also found that the cost of following up the findings is minimal, due in part to the low numbers of patients who require additional care.

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August 18th 2004

Reuters Health Information

Stress test may miss early heart disease Reuters Health WASHINGTON (Reuters), Aug 18 - Stress tests to detect blocked arteries in patients may miss more than half the cases of early heart disease, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday.

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January 19th 2004

Time Magazine

Love, Sex & Health A to Z Guide A The year 2003 brought new insights into Alzheimer's, advances in diabetes and some deadly new diseases

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January 14th 2004

The Wall Street Journal

HEALTH New Evidence Bolsters The Use of Heart Scans - Thomas M Burton Controversial Calcium Tests Help Predict Coronary Risk For Many People, Study Says

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2nd 2003

The New York Times

A Gentler Type of Colonoscopy Proves Effective A new study finds that virtual colonoscopy can be just as effective as traditional colonoscopy

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November 24th 2003

Is your preventive imaging program responsible? - Dr. James Ehrlich, AuntMinnie.com contributing writer Advances in sophisticated noninvasive screening capabilities and accelerating consumer healthcare expectations converge daily at the contemporary preventive imaging centers that dot the 21st-century landscape.

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November 13th 2003

The Coast News

Scan May Save Your Life - Angela Holman, Staff Writer Last January, Clay McCarthy went to work and discovered he had a serious heart problem.

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October 2003

To Screen or Not to Screen -- Why Not? Is the Question

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August 3rd 2003

Muscle & Fitness

GUT CHECK - High-tech body scans can give you the inside picture on your health - and maybe save your life.

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July 29th 2003

USA Today

Isiah Thomas on full court press for heart scans

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June 24th 2003

The Wall Street Journal

Some common medical tests that you should consider picking up the tab for.

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June 16th 2003

Newsweek - David Noonan

A Healthy Heart - Cardiovascular disease is still the No. 1 killer of American men. New screening tests may help millions avoid the emergency room.

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May 30th 2003

Eric Barnes - AuntMinnie.com staff writer

Once again, patients want virtual colonoscopy next time

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May 8th 2003

Innovation Update: Fighting Heart Disease

Heart disease affects 60 million Americans, and according to the American Heart Association, is the number one killer of men and women in this country.

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