Cardiac Imaging: Page 27

SCCT releases new consensus document on cardiovascular CT

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) has released a new expert consensus document on the role of cardiovascular CT in occupational health assessment for coronary heart disease.

April 29, 2021

Fewer patients seeking heart attack care, study says

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Interventional radiologists reported a decline in rates of heart attack patients seeking care during the COVID-19 pandemic, a sign that many patients may have stayed at home despite experiencing symptoms of a heart attack, according to researchers.

April 28, 2021

Early MRI boosts diagnosis of broken-heart syndrome

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Cardiovascular MRI could potentially help clinicians more quickly determine the cause of a condition that could lead to takotsubo cardiomyopathy, also known as broken-heart syndrome, according to a study published April 14 in JACC Cardiovascular Imaging.

April 27, 2021

CCTA shows coronary plaque burden higher in people with HIV

By Kate Madden Yee

Coronary CT angiography (CCTA) scans show that individuals who are positive for HIV who are not known to have heart disease have more than three times the burden of noncalcified coronary plaque than people without the virus, according to a study published April 20 in Radiology.

April 20, 2021

FDA clears Canon's spectral CT for cardiovascular applications

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared Canon Medical Systems USA's deep-learning spectral CT software for cardiovascular applications for use with its Aquilion One/Prism Edition system.

April 18, 2021

AI predicts heart disease mortality from CT lung screening exams

By Kate Madden Yee

A deep-learning algorithm used to analyze CT lung cancer screening exams was able to predict risk of mortality from cardiovascular disease, according to a study published April 15 in Radiology: Cardiothoracic Imaging.

April 15, 2021

AI predicts heart disease risk in DEXA images

By Will Morton

A deep-learning algorithm designed to read dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) images may also help to predict cardiovascular disease, according to a pilot study published online April 6 in Bone.

April 11, 2021

More Medicare patients to be covered for Heartflow Analysis

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Patients with coronary artery disease in 38 states will soon have Medicare coverage for HeartFlow's HeartFlow Analysis fractional flow reserve CT software.

April 6, 2021

Imbio signs Heart&Lung Health in U.K.

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Artificial intelligence software developer Imbio has signed a deal with U.K. cardiothoracic radiology services provider Heart&Lung Health.

April 5, 2021

Could cardiac MRI screen for heart disease?

By Kate Madden Yee

Cardiac MRI shows promise as an effective, noninvasive way to screen for heart disease, according to a study published April 1 in Radiology: Cardiothoracic Imaging.

April 1, 2021

Keto diet improves PET/CT of cardiac sarcoidosis

By Will Morton

Having patients with cardiac sarcoidosis follow a ketogenic diet for three days before their PET/CT scans can improve image quality by suppressing signal from normal myocardial activity, according to a March 26 study in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

March 31, 2021

GE adds new compact POCUS system, AI software

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

GE Healthcare has broadened its Venue point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) product line with a new compact system, as well as new artificial intelligence (AI) applications for its existing Venue and Venue Go units.

March 29, 2021

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