Cardiac Imaging: Page 104

MRI illustrates how intense exercise changes the heart

By Wayne Forrest

Monday, December 2 | 10:40 a.m.-10:50 a.m. | SSC02-02 | Room S502ABGerman researchers used MR images to show how a relatively short period of high-intensity training in men can greatly influence left and right ventricular characteristics and function.

November 6, 2013

Acusphere taps new chief development officer

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Ultrasound contrast developer Acusphere has appointed a new chief development officer.

November 5, 2013

Noninvasive FFR-CT equals cardiac cath for stenosis assessment

By Eric Barnes

SAN FRANCISCO - A software technique that analyzes CT data performed as well as invasive fractional flow reserve (FFR) for detecting ischemia, offering a potentially better and cheaper way to evaluate patients with suspected coronary artery disease, according to a presentation at the Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics meeting.

November 3, 2013

Stress cardiac MR matches 320-row CCTA results

By Eric Barnes

Vasodilator stress cardiac MR and 320-detector-row coronary CT angiography (CCTA) both accurately detect obstructive coronary artery disease, and the two tests are also highly concordant, according to the results of a new study in the International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging.

October 31, 2013

Breast cancer radiation boosts heart disease risk

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Patients with early stages of breast cancer who receive more direct radiation to the heart during treatment have a higher risk of heart disease, according to a research letter published online in JAMA Internal Medicine.

October 28, 2013

Philips, RealView wrap up 3D holographic study

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Philips Healthcare and RealView Imaging have finished a clinical study evaluating the use of live 3D holographic imaging in interventional cardiology.

October 28, 2013