Cardiac Imaging: Page 11

AI recommendations lead to more diagnoses of low LVEF

By Amerigo Allegretto

Clinicians who follow artificial intelligence (AI) recommendations are twice as likely to diagnose low left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) in patients, a study published November 1 in the Mayo Clinic Proceedings found.

November 2, 2022

CTCA can assist in determining type of heart attack

By Kate Madden Yee

Quantifying a person's heart plaque using CT coronary angiography (CTCA) may help in determining the type of heart attack the patient is experiencing, according to research published October 27 in Radiology: Cardiothoracic Imaging.

October 30, 2022

Virtual reality shows promise for transforming TAVR procedures

By Kate Madden Yee

A virtual reality headset that uses information from multidetector CT imaging shows promise for helping interventional radiologists tailor transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) procedures, Spanish researchers have found.

October 25, 2022

CMS to reimburse for automated CCTA procedures

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has assigned a new level III current procedural terminology code for automated quantification and characterization of coronary atherosclerotic plaque with coronary CT angiography (CCTA).

October 12, 2022

SPECT/CT AI model predicts major adverse cardiac events

By Will Morton

A deep-learning model developed for SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging could help clinicians identify patients at risk for major adverse cardiac events.

October 11, 2022

iCAD partners with Solis on cardiovascular risk

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Artificial intelligence software developer iCAD is partnering with women's imaging center operator Solis Mammography on a research and commercial collaboration to use mammography exams to screen women for risk of heart disease.

October 10, 2022

CathWork's FFRangio System gets nod in Japan

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The Japanese Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency has cleared the latest version of CathWork's FFRangio System for diagnosing functional ischemia in patients with ischemic coronary artery disease.

October 5, 2022

Ultromics joins initiative researching heart failure syndrome

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Ultromics recently joined as a full partner with the Accelerating Medicines Partnership Heart Failure initiative, designed to develop new diagnostic tools for heart failure.

September 29, 2022

SCCT offers CCTA guidelines for patients with acute chest pain

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) has released guidelines detailing standards of practice for coronary CT angiography (CCTA) in patients presenting to emergency departments with acute chest pain.

September 28, 2022

Ultrasound helpful for interventional cardiology procedures

By Amerigo Allegretto

Routine ultrasound can help reduce the risk of venipuncture and number of arterial puncture attempts, as well as improve first-pass success when it comes to interventional heart procedures, a Canadian study published September 19 in JAMA Cardiology found.

September 19, 2022

Does Tc-99m SPECT damage DNA?

By Will Morton

A common laboratory test called a "comet assay" shows that radiation from technetium-99m (Tc-99m) SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging poses little risk of damaging a patient's DNA, according to a Brazilian group.

September 19, 2022

GE, Lantheus highlight flurpiridaz trial results

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

A phase III trial found that Lantheus Medical Imaging's flurpiridaz F-18 investigational PET radiopharmaceutical outperformed SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging in patients with suspected coronary artery disease.

September 12, 2022

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