Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated a new and faster method for ...

Astatine is the rarest naturally occurring element on Earth and one of the least studied within the periodic table, mostly ...

While a nuclear stress test can determine your cardiovascular fitness, it's also used to see if previous treatments, such as stents, have been effective and to diagnose heart disease in place of ...

The drug's excellent ability to bind RONS in tiny doses means it is perfectly suited for PET imaging while it can still be used as an antioxidant treatment at standard doses - a diagnosis and ...

To receive coverage for a nuclear stress test, a doctor will have to consider the test medically necessary, and a person will need to receive the test from qualified medical personnel.

Nuclear cardiology can help to evaluate, diagnose and treat heart conditions in a noninvasive way and therefore avoids potential risks associated with a biopsy. Nuclear cardiology imaging tests are ...

Medicare will cover a nuclear stress test if your doctor deems it medically necessary. To be covered, all cardiovascular nuclear stress tests must be referred and performed by a doctor or another ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I had a comment about your recent column on nuclear stress tests. As an 87-year-old person who has experienced atrial fibrillation and a mild stroke, I have ...

Opinion Published: June 2009 Medical imaging: the radiation issue Andrew J. Einstein Nature Reviews Cardiology 6, 436–438 (2009) Cite this article ...

Among 3601 participants with interpretable stress tests and coronary computed tomography angiography, ischemia severity was weakly associated with CAD extent/severity (r=0.27), with modest variability ...

A whistleblower’s False Claims Act suit alleging that Nuclear Cardiology Associates and others improperly billed Medicare for myocardial stress tests and nuclear imaging services must be dismissed, an ...