1/2005
Symptoms for cardiovascular disease in women
are usually different from those of men. This is why
women are more likely to be treated only when
they have had their second heart attack. Ultrasound
imaging is an important diagnostic tool to improve
cardiovascular risk prediction in women.
By Amy Cook
Sixty-four-slice computed tomography provides
highly defined images of the heart.
Cardiologists at the German Heart Center in
Munich, Germany, have been using a
SOMATOM Sensation Cardiac 64 since October
2004. This is a report of their experiences.
By Ulrike Zechbauer
More and more, interventional cardiologists
are being drawn to an advanced steering
system that is expanding their ability to diagnose
disorders and deliver optimal care to patients
with complicated problems of the heart and
vasculature.
By Melanie Fridl Ross
While a patient may never look forward to
a nuclear cardiac imaging test, Siemens’ c.cam
cardiac gamma camera ensures that the
experience will be as comfortable as possible
while providing superior image quality.
By Sameh Fahmy
The Japanese word “miyabi“ is often translated
as “elegance.“ And Siemens’ new ANGIO CT
MIYABI system is nothing if not an elegant union
of complementary imaging technologies:
angiography and CT imaging.
By John Casey