Cardiac Imaging: Page 21

CTA shows how statin treatment changes coronary plaque

By Kate Madden Yee

CT angiography (CTA) shows that statin treatment in patients at risk of heart disease not only reduces the volume of some types of coronary plaque but also changes plaque density, according to a study published August 18 in JAMA Cardiology.

August 17, 2021

DEXA helps predict mortality in heart surgery patients

By Will Morton

Measurements of muscle mass on dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) can help predict survival in older cardiac surgery patients, according to a study published in the September issue of the American Heart Journal.

August 16, 2021

Butterfly Network, Caption Health form strategic partnership

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Butterfly Network and Caption Health announced a strategic partnership to integrate their products for use in cardiac ultrasound.

August 12, 2021

Some children develop myocarditis after COVID-19 mRNA vaccine

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Some children, particularly boys, may develop myocarditis after receiving an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine, according to a study published August 10 in JAMA Cardiology.

August 9, 2021

Caption secures CMS add-on payments for its AI software platform

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has approved new technology add-on payments (NTAP) for artificial intelligence (AI) software developer Caption Health's AI-guided cardiac ultrasound platform.

August 8, 2021

EchoNous partners with Us2.ai

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

EchoNous has inked a partnership with Singapore-based Us2.ai that will integrate Us2.ai's artificial intelligence (AI) software into EchoNous's Kosmos Platform for heart structure analysis.

August 5, 2021

HeartFlow names new COO

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Cardiovascular software developer HeartFlow has appointed John Farquhar as chief operating officer (COO), effective August 4.

August 3, 2021

Lantheus posts revenue gain, larger net loss in Q2

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Lantheus Medical Imaging parent company Lantheus Holdings reported a 53% increase in revenue in its second quarter, but also a higher net loss.

July 28, 2021

3D liver segmentation detects fatty liver on cardiac CT

By Erik L. Ridley

A 3D liver segmentation method can be utilized to rapidly diagnose and measure fatty liver on cardiac CT exams, according to research presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography.

July 25, 2021

Plaque burden predicts higher risk for heart disease patients

By Will Morton

Measuring arterial plaque with cardiac CT in addition to established tests for heart disease can help predict which patients may suffer life-threatening events, according to a presentation at the virtual 2021 Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography meeting.

July 20, 2021

AI assesses atherosclerosis, morphology in NSTEMI patients

By Erik L. Ridley

Atherosclerosis and vessel morphology can be evaluated in non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) patients by an artificial intelligence (AI) model, according to an e-poster at the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography annual meeting.

July 19, 2021

How has the COVID-19 pandemic affected CT CAC testing?

By Kate Madden Yee

The COVID-19 pandemic caused a significant dip in heart disease screening with CT coronary artery calcium (CAC) scoring, particularly between March and May of last year, according to a poster presentation at the virtual 2021 Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography meeting.

July 19, 2021

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