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	Electron Beam CT (Computerized Tomography) Coronary Angiography in Newport Beach, CA
		Approved by the FDA in November 1999, non-invasive coronary angiography (EBA) done on the GE-Imatron Electron Beam CT scanner provides the opportunity to examine the coronary arteries without the risks associated with conventional angiography.
		Numerous studies published in the peer reviewed medical journals over the past several years have demonstrated that electron beam CT coronary angiography (EBA) is an acceptable alternative to cardiac catheterization in many clinical situations.
		In addition to the coronary vasculature, the Electron Beam CT scanner is capable of performing high quality 3D angiograms of the peripheral arterial system including the aorta (for aneurysm or dissection), the carotid arteries, the pulmonary arteries and the renal arteries.
	www.newportbodyscan.com /NoninvasiveCTCoronaryAngiography.htm (510 words)

	GE Imatron C300 Electron Beam Tomography EBT
		EBT offers new and innovative diagnostic imaging capabilities including procedures that aid physicians in the detection and diagnosis of the leading causes of death: heart disease, lung anomalies and colorectal disorders.
		Today, EBT is the first and only device clinically proven to track the build-up of coronary artery calcification, monitor heart function, and image the lumen of the arteries.
		EBT’s advanced multi-slice cine mode uses 50ms scans to perform procedures at a remarkable 17 frames per second.These cine capabilities are often used to image the beating heart for physiologic and blood flow analyses.
	www.fisherbiomedical.com /listings/c300ebt.htm (795 words)

	What is EBT
		Electron Beam Tomography (EBT) is a method of scanning your heart to detect coronary calcification.
		EBT is painless, quick, accurate, and relatively inexpensive.
		As an alternative to intra-coronary modalities, electron beam computed tomography (EBCT) and multi-slice spiral computed tomography (MSCT) are able to non-invasively image the coronary arteries.
	www.cycle-of-time.net /ebt.htm (504 words)

	Coronary Angiography by Electron Beam Tomography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-24)
		Electron Beam Tomography (EBT), a non-invasive imaging method with very high spatial and temporal resolution, is well suited for cardiac imaging.
		EBT imaging was performed using an Evolution® scanner with a matrix of 512 x 512, a field of view of 15 cm and a slice thickness of 3 mm.
		EBT is a non-invasive method which permits the visualization of the coronary arteries.
	www.bnk.de /index.php?id=515&L=1&tx_ttnews[tt_news]=905&tx_ttnews[backPid]=515&cHash=7fb02a6796 (469 words)

	Technology
		Utilizing proprietary EBT technology, a powerful electron beam is generated and then focused onto one of four tungsten target rings positioned beneath the patient.
		Each 210 degree sweep of the electron beam produces a continuous 30 degree fan beam of x-rays that pass through the patient to a stationary array of detectors which generates cross-sectional images.
		EBT scanning is usually 1/5th to 1/10th the radiation exposure as Spiral CT scanning.
	www.holistica.com /Pages/technology.html (380 words)

	EBT (Electron Beam Tomography), CT Scans - Imaging Technology
		Electron Beam Tomography (EBT) is the only imaging technology approved by the FDA for the early detection of heart disease.
		It uses a high-speed electron beam to scan the heart, non-invasively, for the presence of calcium deposits.
		EBT has proven to be extremely accurate, while UltraFast CT proved to be less accurate in clinical studies.
	www.scandirectory.com /content/body_scan_technology.asp (573 words)

	Electron Beam Tomography References
		Use of electron beam tomography data to develop models for prediction of hard coronary events; Raggi P, Cooil B and Callister TQ: Am.
		Exercise Testing and Electron Beam Computed Tomography in the Evaluation of Coronary Artery Disease; Shavelle DM, Budoff MJ, LaMont DH, Shavelle RM, Kennedy JM and Brundage BH: J.
		Stroke Is Associated With Coronary Calcification as Detected by Electron-Beam CT, The Rotterdam Coronary Calcification Study; Vliegenthart R, Hollander M, Breteler M, van der Kuip DAM, Hofman A, Oudkerk M and Witteman JCM: Stroke 2002;33:462.
	www.newportbodyscan.com /References.htm (1256 words)

	BHF Any Questions? - Electron Beam Tomography Scan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-24)
		Electron beam computed tomography is a fast, X-ray based, non-invasive technique used to image all parts of the body.
		If your cardiologist has specifically recommended a coronary angiogram for you based on his or her assessment of your condition, then Electron Beam Computed Tomography is unlikely to be necessary for you.
		Electron Beam Computed Tomography is relatively new and is still evolving.
	www.bhf.org.uk /questions/index.asp?secondlevel=1157&thirdlevel=1624 (847 words)

	Glossary : SLAC Virtual Visitor Center
		An electron in a atom is bound because of its electrical attraction to the nucleus, which makes the mass of the atom slightly less than the sum of the masses of the electron plus the rest of the atom without that electron.
		Electrons carry electrical current and successful manipulation of electrons allows electronic devices, such as the one you are using, to function.
		A polarized particle beam is a beam of particles whose spins are aligned in a particular direction.
	www2.slac.stanford.edu /vvc/glossary.html (5645 words)

	Electron beam computed tomography (CT) scan for coronary artery disease
		An electron beam computed tomography (CT) scan is a new test that can be used to find calcium buildup in the lining of arteries.
		An electron beam CT scan can make an image in a fraction of a second and can take a clear picture of an artery even while the heart is beating.
		A high calcium score on an electron beam CT scan shows a higher chance of having cardiovascular problems within the next 2 to 5 years, especially when a person also has multiple risk factors for developing coronary artery disease.
	www.hypertension-101.com /heart_disease/electron_beam_computed_tomography_ct_scanning_for_coronary_artery/hw_hw102607.aspx?pagenumber=1 (510 words)

	Center For Clinical Age Management - Natural Hormone Replacement, Boca Raton Florida.
		Electron Beam Computer Tomography (EBT) is a groundbreaking scanning technology for diagnosing and evaluating the presence of coronary artery heart disease and diseases of the lung.
		In addition to imaging of all body organs, EBT scan speeds allow diagnosticians to image the beating heart, evaluate physiologic and blood flow analysis, and to perform other tomographic examinations where scan speed is essential.
		Each 210 degree sweep of the electron beam produces a continuos 30 degree fan beam of x-rays that pass through the patient to a stationary array of detectors which, in turn, generate the tomographic data needed to produce cross-sectional anatomical images.
	www.natural-hrt.com /diagnostic01.html (1054 words)

	Electron beam computed tomography (CT) scan for coronary artery disease
		An electron beam computed tomography (CT) scan is a new test that can be used to find calcium buildup in the lining of arteries.
		An electron beam CT scan can make an image in a fraction of a second and can take a clear picture of an artery even while the heart is beating.
		A high calcium score on an electron beam CT scan shows a higher chance of having cardiovascular problems within the next 2 to 5 years, especially when a person also has multiple risk factors for developing coronary artery disease.
	www.webmd.com /hw/heart_disease/hw102607.asp (426 words)

	Electron Beam Tomography at South Florida's Finest Mitral Valve Prolapse Center (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-24)
		Electron Beam Tomography, or EBT is the technology used in the full body scan screening devices for the detection of health conditions such as cancer, disease, or abnormalities of the heart, liver, lungs, kidneys, colon and other organs in the body.
		EBT is also used to find early signs of coronary artery disease.
		The FDA has approved the Electron Beam Tomography and certified the full body scan which can also detect tumors and intestinal abnormalities, as well as other organ disorders that may also be revealed at early stages of development.
	www.mitral.com /ebtscan.htm (153 words)

	E-Journal ~ Spring 2003 ~ Society of Chest Pain Centers
		Electron beam computed tomography (EBCT) is highly sensitive in detecting calcium in coronary arteries.
		Electron beam computed tomographic coronary calcium as a predictor of coronary events: comparison of two protocols.
		Coronary artery calcium in acute coronary syndromes: a comparative study of electron-beam computed tomography, coronary angiography, and intracoronary ultrasound in survivors of acute myocardial infarction and unstable angina.
	www.scpcp.org /ejournal/spring2003/McCordReview.html (1372 words)

	Electron Beam Tomography
		An important step in that detection process is Electron Beam Tomography (EBT), available at the Parkview Heart Institute at the 2231 Carew Street.
		Taking less than 15 minutes, EBT is a simple, non-invasive scan that can detect coronary artery disease in its early stages.
		EBT takes a stop-motion picture of the interior of the beating heart and coronary arteries, showing the calcified or hardened plaque—an early warning signal of heart disease.
	www.parkview.com /body.cfm?id=14&PLinkID=6 (235 words)

	Coronary Calcium Screening
		EBT coronary calcium screening is used to detect early, subclinical cardiovascular disease.
		EBT stands for Electron Beam Tomography, a high tech innovation which makes possible a three dimension image of the inside of the human body.
		Electron Beam Angiography is a very fast, simple and painless procedure and is as easy as performing a CT scan of the chest with and without an injection of contrast material.
	www.uic.edu /orgs/heart/EBT.htm (3272 words)

	Heart Check America's - The Technology
		The EBT scanner, developed by physicists at UC San Francisco, produces x-rays by focusing an electron beam onto tungsten target rings positioned beneath the patient.
		This results in EBT scan times as fast as 50 milliseconds (1/20th of a second), far faster than the speed attainable with the most rapid mechanical scanner.
		In cases where speed is essential, such as in the imaging of a moving object, e.g., the beating heart, this scan speed has brought the EBT scanner recognition within the medical community as the "gold standard".
	www.heartcheckamerica.com /t_t.htm (139 words)

	Computed Tomography to Detect Coronary Artery Calcification
		Electron beam computed tomography (i.e., ultrafast CT, cine computed tomography, rapid acquisition x-ray computed tomography and high-speed computed x-ray tomography) uses a rotating electron gun rather than a standard x-ray tube.
		Multislice spiral computed tomography (MSCT) and multidetector row computed tomography (MDCT), a technical evolution of helical CT, take multiple, thin slices simultaneously, using CT machines equipped with an array of multiple x-ray detectors imaging multiple sections of the individual during a rapid volumetric image acquisition.
		Electron beam computed tomography for the detection of coronary artery calcification is considered investigational.
	www.bcbst.com /MPManual/Computed_Tomography_to_Detect_Coronary_Artery_Calcification.htm (677 words)

	April 2001 E-Zine -- A Brief Discussion Of Full-Body (Fast CT) Scanning (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-24)
		A medical journal article published in late 1998 indicated that electronic beam CT could potentially be valuable to evaluate coronary artery stenosis and occlusions, especially since non-invasive imaging would be preferable to the estimated 1.0 million angiography procedures that are performed in the United States annually.
		On the clinical side, a peer-reviewed EBT study of 1,764 patients was published in the February 2001 by the ACC, with findings that supported use of EBT as a "filter" for coronary artery scanning in symptomatic patients.
		EBT was considered to be useful in identifying patients who appeared to be healthy (athletic, low cholesterol, non-diabetic, non-smokers, etc.) but were at risk for coronary artery disease that hadn't been detected by other means.
	www.feed-back.com /apr01ezine.htm (771 words)

	Cooper Aerobics Center - Clinic EBT Scans
		The EBT scanner scans the heart for buildup of coronary artery calcification, which is an important risk factor for coronary artery disease.
		The speed of the EBT scanner enables stop-action pictures to be taken between heartbeats, virtually eliminating blurring in the majority of patients' scans.
		Individuals who desire to have the EBT scan by itself, not as a part of a clinic evaluation, may do so with a referral from their personal physician.
	www.cooperaerobics.com /clinic/EBTScans.aspx (744 words)

	EBT: Electron Beam Tomography, ebt scan, ebt scanning - Bodyscan.md
		EBT Full Body Scanning is a term popularized on television and on a variety of health programs and discussion forums.
		EBT is now one of the major screening devices for the detection of coronary artery disease.
		Ten times faster than more traditional CT scans, EBT has been approved by the FDA and is considered ideal for detection of calcification in coronary arteries.
	www.bodyscan.md /ebt_scanning.html (361 words)

	Frequently Asked Questions about Electron Beam Tomography (EBT): prevecare (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-24)
		It works by focusing and accelerating an electron beam from a fixed point, capturing images of body organs at faster than 1/20th of a second.
		Because EBT captures images so rapidly, the radiation exposure is the lowest possible amount - about the same amount as you might receive flying from New York City to Los Angeles on a commercial flight.
		EBT is a non-magnetic, non-claustrophobic technology that involves no shots or needles of any kind for routine preventive imaging.
	www.prevecare.com /about/ebt.php (455 words)

	Electron Beam Computed Tomography
		One solution to the problem of collecting many angles of view, and scanning a number of contiguous slices in a short time, is provided by the Electron Beam X-Ray CT scanner (EBCT) presently produced by the Imatron Company of San Francisco.
		A high intensity electron beam is electromagnetically swept along one target ring at a time, thereby creating a rotating fan beam of x-ray.
		Eight transaxial slices (8 mm thick pairs with 4mm gaps between pairs) are scanned by sweeping the beam sequentially over the target rings and recording x-ray intensity via two fixed detector rings after the beam passes through the body.
	dpi.radiology.uiowa.edu /gallery/ebctscan.html (597 words)

	Electron Beam Tomography (Aug/Sept 2002)
		Available at an increasing number of university hospitals or affiliate institutions as well as at private, commercial radiology centers, EBT affords a relatively inexpensive and non-invasive means to assess calcification in the coronary arteries.
		His presentation included data using EBT measurements on patients receiving intravenous EDTA chelation therapy.
		The calcification scores were significantly reduced in post-chelation EBT studies.
	www.townsendletter.com /AugSept_2002/chelation0802.htm (562 words)

	Early Warning Healthcare Institute - Diagnosis of the Heart
		Electron Beam Tomography there is a way to identify coronary artery disease by a method which is simple, quick and painless without injections, surgery, needles or even undressing.
		Electron Beam Tomography can detect coronary calcification, a proven marker for coronary artery plaque formation that has been extensively documented in the medical literature.
		Electron Beam Analysis of the coronary arteries is an
	www.earlywarninghealth.net /Heart.html (492 words)

	Lifetech (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-24)
		A doctor aims an electron beam at a patient's heart and discovers early evidence of calcium deposits on blood vessel walls that 10 years later may lead to heart attack.
		Lifetech electron beam tomography does not require the physical exertion that heart tests such as the exercise thallium stress test does.
		The special advantage of electron beam tomography over other noninvasive cardiac tests is that it detects the atherosclerotic disease process itself in the coronary arteries, Patterson said.
	www.emory.edu /EMORY_REPORT/erarchive/1997/February/ERfeb.24/2_24_97Imagingtool.html (527 words)

	IMAGING TECHNIQUES: Non-invasive coronary artery imaging with electron beam computed tomography and magnetic resonance ...
		The EBT scanner is a dedicated ultrafast cardiac scanner, which is able to acquire tomograms within 100 ms.
		To detect coronary calcium usually 20-30 contiguous, 3 mm EBT slices acquired at 100 ms are obtained.
		EBT is extremely sensitive in defining coronary vascular calcification, and the presence of coronary calcium is always indicative
	heart.bmj.com /cgi/content/full/84/4/442 (3412 words)

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