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New scan that could diagnose heart disease instead of invasive surgery hailed as 'game changer’

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A scan using equipment available in most hospitals could be a 'game changer' in diagnosing heart disease instead of the traditional route of invasive surgery.

A clinical trial that saw high resolution scanning technology used to identity heart disease has been hailed as a potential game changer for cardiac treatment.

A team at the University of Galway used CT-scan imagery to pinpoint coronary artery disease and blockages as an alternative to traditional angiographs – an invasive procedure that involves the puncturing of blood vessels, insertion of cables and use of dyes.

The team based at the University’s CORRIB Core Lab analysed the images taken from patients in trial hospitals in the US and Europe.

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