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PET shows meditating increases blood flow in heart disease patients
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PET scans showed that patients with coronary heart disease who included transcendental meditation in their cardiac rehabilitation regime increased blood flow to the heart by more than 20% in a recent study, published in the Journal of Nuclear Cardiology.
December 5, 2019
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FDA OKs Bracco's ultrasound enhancing agent
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Contrast developer Bracco Diagnostics announced its contrast agent Lumason is the first ultrasound enhancing agent to obtain U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for use in echocardiography to opacify the left ventricular chamber.
December 3, 2019
FDG-PET/CT within a year of heart valve surgery looks safe
By Wayne Forrest
CHICAGO - How soon after aortic prosthetic heart valve implantation can patients safely undergo FDG-PET/CT? A study presented Tuesday at the RSNA annual meeting found that such a scan within the first 12 months is quite feasible.
December 3, 2019
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Video from RSNA 2019: Get ready for changes to radiology billing in 2020
A host of changes in radiology billing and coding are coming in 2020 -- is your imaging facility prepared? Find out about some of the more important changes -- such as the arrival of clinical decision support -- in this video interview with Sandy Coffta of Healthcare Administrative Partners.
December 3, 2019
AI spots heart disease on CT lung screening exams
By Erik L. Ridley
CHICAGO - Low-dose CT lung screening exams aren't just useful for finding lung cancer. With help from an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm, these studies can also be used for opportunistic screening for heart disease, according to research presented Tuesday at the RSNA 2019 meeting.
December 2, 2019
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Heart disease treatment planning viable on CCTA, FFR-CT
By Abraham Kim
CHICAGO - Coronary CT angiography (CCTA) with fractional flow reserve CT (FFR-CT) analysis proved to be a reliable alternative to invasive coronary angiography in treatment decision-making for patients with coronary artery disease, in a study presented on Monday at RSNA 2019.
December 1, 2019
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CCTA, functional tests stratify heart disease risk by age
By Abraham Kim
The combination of coronary CT angiography (CCTA) scans and functional tests such as stress echocardiography can predict the likelihood of heart attack and death in individuals at risk of coronary artery disease (CAD) based on their age, according to a study published online November 18 in JAMA Cardiology.
November 18, 2019
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Ultromics gets FDA clearance for AI for echo
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
U.K. software developer Ultromics has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for EchoGo Core, the company's artificial intelligence (AI) software for earlier detection of cardiovascular disease.
November 13, 2019
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3D printing helps unravel rare cardiac anomalies
By Abraham Kim
A 3D-printed heart model based on patient MR images helped physicians identify two uncommon cardiac anomalies in a case report published online November 11 in Clinical Imaging. The technique may be a viable alternative to more invasive procedures, such as cardiac catheterization, researchers say.
November 13, 2019
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3D fusion imaging bolsters noninvasive workup for CAD
By Abraham Kim
Thursday, December 5 | 11:00 a.m.-11:10 a.m. | SSQ03-04 | Room E450B3D fusion imaging combining cardiac CT and MRI may serve as a comprehensive, noninvasive diagnostic technique for evaluating coronary artery disease (CAD), according to this study to be presented on Thursday.
November 11, 2019
Automated software measures extracellular volume on 3D CT
By Abraham Kim
Tuesday, December 3 | 11:00 a.m.-11:10 a.m. | SSG02-04 | Room S104AAutomated calculation of extracellular volume on 3D CT is as accurate as manual measurements on conventional CT and MRI, and it may facilitate the diagnosis and prognosis of cardiac amyloidosis, according to researchers from France.
November 11, 2019
Dual-velocity 4D flow MRI helps assess complex CHD
By Abraham Kim
Monday, December 2 | 3:20 p.m.-3:30 p.m. | SSE03-03 | Room E350Setting both the upper and lower velocity limits for 4D flow MRI may improve the accuracy of velocity measurements in patients with complex congenital heart disease (CHD), according to this study to be presented on Monday.
November 11, 2019
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