Cardiac Imaging: Page 28

3D printing may help to uncover secrets of AAOCA

By Erik L. Ridley

3D printing may be able to help in stratifying risk and making surgical decisions for patients with anomalous aortic origin of the coronary arteries (AAOCA), one of the most common causes of sudden cardiac death in children, according to research published online January 21 in Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine.

January 26, 2021

3D T2 maps enhance assessment of myocarditis on MRI

By Erik L. Ridley

A free-breathing, 3D whole-heart T2 MRI mapping sequence can efficiently and reproducibly quantify myocardial T2 times in patients with suspected myocarditis, and potentially even detect more cases of cardiac inflammation than standard 2D T2 maps, according to research published online January 19 in Radiology.

January 24, 2021

FDA clears use of MRI for Impulse Dynamics' Optimizer

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared for conditional use MRI for patients receiving cardiac contractility modulation therapy using technology from Impulse Dynamics.

January 19, 2021

Image Information Systems adds cardiology measurements

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

PACS firm Image Information Systems said it has incorporated cardiology measurement functionality into its iQ-Web PACS software.

January 18, 2021

Better chest CT CAC reporting avoids unnecessary exams

By Kate Madden Yee

Reporting coronary artery calcium (CAC) on routine chest CT could help clinicians more accurately predict a patient's cardiovascular disease risk and avoid unnecessary additional gated calcium score CT exams, according to a study published in the January-February issue of Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology.

January 12, 2021

Echo helps identify flossing-induced heart disease

By Melissa Busch

In a case report from Texas, echocardiography helped clinicians diagnose a man with a rare case of infective endocarditis thought to be caused by oral bacteria released from vigorous dental flossing. The findings were published in the Cureus Journal of Medical Science.

January 10, 2021

Ultromics' AI software gets thumbs-up from regulators

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has cleared EchoGo Pro, an artificial intelligence (AI) decision support software application from U.K. software developer Ultromics for identifying coronary artery disease on echocardiograms.

January 7, 2021

Has COVID-19 scared patients away from emergency visits?

By Theresa Pablos

Have patients with emergent conditions avoided the hospital because of the COVID-19 pandemic? A new study from England has found a 35% lower rate of emergency department visits early in the pandemic, which may have contributed to hundreds of avoidable deaths, according to a December 21 study in Circulation.

December 20, 2020

Intelerad continues growth spree, buys Digisonics

By Brian Casey

Enterprise imaging and software developer Intelerad Medical Systems has continued its acquisition spree by purchasing Digisonics, a developer of software for ultrasound image management and structured reporting.

December 15, 2020

FDA grants breakthrough device status to CardioFlux

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted breakthrough device designation to biomagnetic cardiac imaging technology developer Genetesis for its CardioFlux system, which diagnoses myocardial ischemia and infarction in patients with symptoms suggestive of acute coronary syndrome.

December 14, 2020

Acist and Medis partner on cardiac health

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Contrast injector developer Acist Medical Systems is partnering with medical imaging software developer Medis Medical Imaging Systems on cardiac health.

December 14, 2020

RSIP Vision launches new heart POC ultrasound

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Computer software and artificial intelligence (AI) company RSIP Vision has unveiled new medical ultrasound software that can evaluate the heart at point-of-care (POC) settings in the parasternal long-axis view.

December 14, 2020

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