Cardiac Imaging: Page 31

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

HeartFlow touts PROMISE study findings

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Cardiovascular software developer HeartFlow has touted the results of a new study that found the company's fractional flow reserve CT analysis software to be less costly than conventional stress testing for diagnosing coronary artery disease.

December 13, 2020

CCTA effective SPECT alternative for stable chest pain

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Coronary CT angiography (CCTA) is an effective alternative to SPECT imaging for diagnosing and planning treatment of stable chest pain, according to study results published December 5 in the Journal of the American Heart Association.

December 6, 2020

Ziosoft software peers into COVID-19 organ damage

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Ziosoft is taking the opportunity at RSNA 2020 to show how its vendor-neutral 3D/4D visualization software is helpful for visualizing damage to the heart and other organs from COVID-19.

November 30, 2020

Machine-learning model predicts adverse cardiac outcomes

By Erik L. Ridley

A machine-learning algorithm for analysis of coronary CT angiography exams was able to predict major adverse cardiac events at a higher level of accuracy than other traditional risk scores and risk factors, according to a presentation on Tuesday morning at the virtual RSNA 2020 meeting.

November 30, 2020

Clarius scanner now supports cardiac imaging

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Handheld-ultrasound technology developer Clarius Mobile Health said that its PA HD scanner can now be utilized to perform cardiac imaging exams.

November 24, 2020

Consensus doc reviews CCTA for atherosclerotic plaque

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

A new expert consensus document reviews the available evidence on coronary CT angiography (CCTA) of atherosclerotic plaque.

November 22, 2020

PET ties coronary blood flow to future adverse events

By Wayne Forrest

Using PET perfusion to gauge cardiac blood flow capacity, researchers have found that severely reduced coronary flow reserve is a key contributor to a greater risk of a major adverse cardiac event and death, according to a study published online November 18 in Cardiovascular Imaging.

November 19, 2020

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