Cardiac Imaging: Page 54

ASNC releases new guidelines for SPECT MPI

By Wayne Forrest

The American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC) has published its 2018 guidelines for SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI). The document features updates on hardware, collimators, and cadmium zinc telluride gamma cameras, along with several new sections.

June 20, 2018

Bay Labs wins FDA nod for AI echocardiography software

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Artificial intelligence (AI) software developer Bay Labs has garnered U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for its EchoMD AutoEF automated echocardiography analysis software.

June 18, 2018

Ultrasound links meat allergen to heart disease

By Kate Madden Yee

Using intravascular ultrasound, researchers from the U.S. National Institutes of Health have found a link between sensitivity to an allergen in red meat and plaque buildup in the heart's arteries, according to a study published online June 14 in Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology.

June 14, 2018

Stress echo beats CCTA for evaluating chest pain

By Kate Madden Yee

Stress echocardiography is a safe method of evaluating chest pain in patients who present to the emergency department, resulting in lower rates of hospitalization and shorter hospital stays when compared with coronary CT angiography (CCTA), according to a study published online June 13 in JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging.

June 13, 2018

3D-printed aortas could work well for TAVR

By Abraham Kim

Researchers from Italy have created low-cost, individually tailored 3D-printed aortas that could work well for transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), according to an article published online May 26 in the Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography.

June 6, 2018

Philips signs deal to buy EPD Solutions

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

In a deal aimed at broadening its image-guided therapy offerings, Royal Philips has agreed to acquire EPD Solutions, a developer of cardiac arrhythmia image-guided therapy technology.

June 4, 2018

TeraRecon shows functionality for Northstar AI software

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Advanced visualization firm TeraRecon is showing new functionality for its Northstar AI Explorer software, which allows users to view images and reports created by artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms and also to interact with them.

May 30, 2018

NeoSoft updates cardiac MRI software

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Imaging software developer NeoSoft has improved the autosegmentation results of its suiteHeart cardiac MRI software, including strain analysis with the update.

May 21, 2018

Circle Cardiovascular secures $16M in financing

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Cardiac imaging software developer Circle Cardiovascular Imaging has secured $16 million in financing.

May 17, 2018

Philips, AHA to launch $30M venture capital fund

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Royal Philips has launched a $30 million venture capital fund to support healthcare innovation in heart disease and stroke care. The fund is a collaboration between Philips, the American Heart Association (AHA), and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.

May 16, 2018

PET may help spot protein clumps in heart disease

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Using preclinical PET and other techniques, researchers appear to have found a connection between the accumulation of protein clumps and heart failure in mice, according to results published in the May 11 issue of Circulation Research. By visualizing the protein, PET could eventually prove useful for monitoring and treating heart disease in humans, the group believes.

May 10, 2018

Min tapped as new editor in chief of JCCT

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography has appointed Dr. James Min as the new editor in chief of its Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography.

April 30, 2018

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