Studies back Imatron's EBT (electron beam tomography) for heart conditions:
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
Latest results from a trial of Imatron's electron beam tomography (EBT) scanner have backed previous findings which showed that the device could help evaluate emergency room patients with acute chest pain. The EBT coronary artery scan produced a negative predictive value of 100%, according to the new 134-patient study, published in the August edition of the American Journal Of Cardiology. The new data corroborates a similar study published in the Annals of Emergency Medicine (January), which showed that based on a negative scan, 800,000 patients could be safely discharged from emergency rooms in the US, said San Francisco, California-based Imatron.