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In the News

Below are news releases relating to imaging, medical advances, promising research studies and the S. Mark Taper Foundation Imaging Center at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.

Cardiac News

• "Myocardial Perfusion Imaging by CT a Promising Diagnostic, Prognostic Tool"

• "Facing MO-99 Shortage, Nuclear Medicine Economizes"

• "Coming of Age in the Years of Living Dangerously"

• "Grim Picture Develops for Local Medical Imaging"

• "PET: Differentiating Neurodegenerative Disorders"

• "Picture This- Medical Imaging and IT"

• "Heart-Attack Prevention Bill, Mandating Coverage for CAD Screening, Passes Quietly in Texas"

• "Cardiac Care Critical for Diabetic Patients"

• "JAMA Study Used Wrong Test to Screen Diabetics for CAD"

• "Spotlight on Cedars-Sinai - Team Develops Low-Dose Coronary CT Angiogram

• "Latest Advanced Viz Tools Simplify Post-Processing"

• "The Evolution of Nuclear Cardiac Imaging"

• "Coronary Angiography (CTA) Used to Rule-Out Heart Attack for ER Patients with Chest Pain"

• "Predicting a Heart Attack in 10 Seconds"

• "Team Develops Low-Dose Coronary CT Angiogram"

• "Cardiac CT Supporters Celebrate Medicare Decision to Maintain Status Quo"

• "New Test Could Prevent Heart Attacks"

• "MRI Ok for Patients with Newer Implanted Cardiac Devices"

• "Coronary CTA Finds an Affordable Home"

• "Dementia Drugs Give Impetus to Early and Accurate Diagnosis"

• "Dual-Source CT Overcomes Artifacts in Coronary Imaging"

• "Prognostic Significance of Dyspnea in Patients Referred for Cardiac Stress Testing"

• "Noninvasive Imaging in Coronary Artery Disease: Changing Roles, Changing Players"

Cancerous and Non-Cancerous Tumors

• "Lifechangers on Extra Interviews Dr. Friedman where he discusses his Alternative to Surgery"

• "Uterine Fibroid Embolization- Siedah Garrett: Voice of Experience"

• "Rockstar Treatment- Radiofrequency Ablation Heals Teen's Osteoid Osteoma"
  

• "New Hope Emerging for Inoperable Cancer"

• "The Tumor Zappers of Cedars-Sinai"

• "ACRIN Trial Shows Virtual Colonoscopy Ready for Widespread Use"

• "British Advisory Panel Deems CT Screening Tests Safe and Effective."

• "Lung RFA Shows Long-Term Survival Benefits."

• "Yearly Breast MRIs Urged for 1.4 Million Women"

• "Breast MRI Pays its Way in Preoperative Planning"

• "Annual CT Scan Best Way to Detect Lung Cancer, Doctor Says"

• "Survival of Patients with Stage I Lung Cancer Detected on CT Screening"

• "Multinational Study Cements Safety of CT Colonography."

• "Heating, Destroying Lung Tumors Extends Lives"

Neuroradiology News

• "Seven's On Call with Dr. Jay Adlersberg

• "Breakthrough Coma Reversal with Glue"

• "Repairing Spinal Fractures"

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center News Releases

• Calcium Scans May Be Effective Screening Tool For Heart Disease (September 29, 2009)

• Minimally Invasive, Non-Surgical Procedure Shrinks Uterine Fibroids (August 6, 2009)

• Eisner Study Sees Last Subject in the Largest Randomized Trial of CAC Scanning (July 23, 2009)

• Minimally Invasive Radiofrequency Ablation Successfully Removes Teen Drummer's Painful Benign Bone Tumor (January 9, 2008)

• Minimally Invasive Procedure Eases Pain of Spine Fractures (November 7, 2007)

• New, Non-Invasive Imaging Test Could Help Prevent Heart Attacks (September 27, 2007)

• Kidney Tumors Can't Stand the Heat: New Radio Frequency Ablation Vaporizes Inoperable Tumors (June 22, 2007)

• Chair of Cedars-Sinai's S. Mark Taper Foundation Imaging Center Elected President of the American College of Radiology (May 31, 2007)

• Comatose Patient Regains Consciousness After Biosynthetic "Glue" Seals Spinal Fluid Leak (May 25, 2007)

• Shortness of Breath Without Chest Pain Can Signify the Presence of High Risk Heart Disease (November 2, 2005)

Updated on 9-2-2009