Cardiac Imaging: Page 58

CMS to ease rules for MRI scans of implantable devices
By Brian Casey
Reimbursement could soon get a lot easier for MRI scans of patients with implantable cardiac devices. The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on January 11 proposed withdrawing its requirement that payments for these scans only be made when the scans are performed within a clinical study.
January 10, 2018
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CCTA predicts heart events in stable chest pain patients
By Brian Casey
By detecting high-risk plaque, coronary CT angiography (CCTA) can predict major adverse cardiovascular events in patients with stable chest pain, according to a January 10 study in JAMA Cardiology. But the jury is still out on whether CCTA findings should be added to risk stratification tools such as Framingham scores.
January 10, 2018
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ASE releases guide for imaging Chagas disease
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) has released a new guide for imaging patients with Chagas disease, an infectious parasitic illness transmitted by insects. The document was published in the January issue of the Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography.
January 2, 2018
NEJM: No long-term effects on cardiac devices with MRI
By Wayne Forrest
There's good news for patients with cardiac devices who are about to undergo an MRI scan. Researchers found no long-term clinically significant adverse events with the devices in a study of more than 1,000 scans, according to results published in the December 28 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.
January 1, 2018
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How often are lung nodules missed on CAC scoring scans?
By Abraham Kim
If an incidental lung nodule is present on a CT coronary artery calcium (CAC) scoring scan, how often is that nodule actually detected and worked up? Not as often as one might expect, according to researchers who analyzed the reasons why nodules might be missed in a presentation at RSNA 2017.
December 20, 2017
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FFR-CT algorithm guides management of revascularization
By Abraham Kim
A deep-learning algorithm that analyzes fractional flow reserve CT (FFR-CT) scans was able to determine almost as well as invasive FFR which patients suspected of having coronary artery disease should be referred for revascularization. The finding could lead to better, less-invasive care, according to a presentation at RSNA 2017.
December 17, 2017
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HeartFlow nets more coverage for its software
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Cardiovascular software developer HeartFlow is touting decisions by Health Care Service Corp. and three Blue Cross/Blue Shield entities to cover the use of its fractional flow reserve software.
December 14, 2017
AI firm Bay Labs nets $5.5M in financing
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Artificial intelligence (AI) medical technology firm Bay Labs has completed a round of financing worth $5.5 million.
December 13, 2017
Siemens debuts cardiology dashboard application
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Healthineers has introduced teamplay Cardio, a new cardiology dashboard application.
December 12, 2017
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CCTA readings differ between core labs and local sites
By Edward Susman
When coronary CT angiography (CCTA) images are viewed at a core laboratory, the chance of a stenosis being identified as significant is less than when readers at the local institution look at the same scans of patients with stable chest pain, researchers reported at RSNA 2017 last week.
December 3, 2017
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Radiologists now use CCTA more than cardiologists do
By Abraham Kim
CHICAGO - Cardiologists have long contended the management of cardiac imaging by radiologists, including the use of coronary CT angiography (CCTA). However, a study presented on Thursday at RSNA 2017 revealed that radiologists now perform CCTA more frequently than cardiologists do.
November 29, 2017
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Iterative recon halves CT radiation dose for calcium score
By Abraham Kim
CHICAGO - Applying iterative reconstruction to CT scans enabled the acquisition of coronary artery calcium scores that were just as accurate as those from a standard protocol but with half the radiation dose, according to a study presented on Wednesday at RSNA 2017.
November 29, 2017
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