ARLINGTON, Texas, Oct. 15 -- The University of Texas at Arlington issued the following news release:
A new study at The University of Texas at Arlington could help substantially reduce the amount of radiation heart patients receive during imaging procedures without sacrificing diagnostic accuracy.
The study, led by Mingwu Jin, professor of physics, will focus on computed tomography angiography (CTA), an advanced imaging test that noninvasively assesses coronary artery disease, the world's leading cause of death. CTA combines a CT scan with iodine contrast dye injected into a patient's vein to create 3D images of blood vessels and surrounding tissues throughout the body. Doctors can use CTA to detect aneurysms, narrowed or damaged blood ve...