Cardiac Imaging: Page 63

Researchers visualize cardiac conduction system in 3D

By Erik L. Ridley

A multinational research group has used 3D reconstruction of micro-CT images to visualize -- for the first time in 3D -- the group of cells that cause the heart to beat. The method shows promise for helping cardiologists plan heart surgeries and achieve better patient outcomes.

September 12, 2017

Siemens launches new application for Acuson SC2000

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Siemens Healthineers has launched a new application on its upgraded Acuson SC2000 cardiovascular ultrasound system.

September 6, 2017

New app uses smartphone to measure LVEF

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Researchers have developed technology that can use a smartphone camera to measure left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) of the heart, potentially providing the same measurements generated with echocardiography, according to a study published in the journal Critical Care Medicine.

September 6, 2017

Neusoft teams with DiA Imaging Analysis

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Chinese medical equipment manufacturer Neusoft Medical Systems has signed a partnership agreement with echocardiography image analysis developer DiA Imaging Analysis.

September 4, 2017

ACC releases valvular heart imaging guidelines

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The American College of Cardiology (ACC) has released appropriate use criteria guidelines for multimodality imaging for the diagnosis and management of valvular heart disease.

September 1, 2017

3 insurers to cover HeartFlow FFR-CT Analysis

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Cardiovascular software developer HeartFlow announced that Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Blue Shield of California, and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama have issued coverage for the company's fractional flow reserve (FFR) software, HeartFlow FFR-CT Analysis.

August 30, 2017

Philips teams up with HeartFlow

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Royal Philips has entered into an agreement with cardiovascular software developer HeartFlow for that company's fractional flow reserve technology for evaluating and treating patients with suspected coronary artery disease.

August 27, 2017

Brain activity may predict cardiovascular risk

By Wayne Forrest

By conducting mental stress tests and monitoring blood pressure and heart rate during an MRI procedure, researchers may have found an activity pattern in the brain that predicts an increased risk for cardiovascular disease, according to proof-of-concept research published August 23 in the Journal of the American Heart Association.

August 23, 2017

FDA OK's Biotronik's MR-conditional pacemaker

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Biomedical device company Biotronik said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared its Edora HF-T QP, an MR-conditional quadripolar (QP) cardiac resynchronization therapy pacemaker with MRI AutoDetect technology.

August 20, 2017

ASNC, SNMMI advise on cardiac sarcoidosis

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC) and the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) have released a report on the beneficial role FDG-PET/CT can play in cardiac sarcoidosis.

August 20, 2017

JAMA: PET best option to diagnose ischemic heart disease

By Wayne Forrest

A head-to-head comparison to determine the most accurate modality for diagnosing myocardial ischemia has found that PET outperforms SPECT, coronary CT angiography, and hybrid variations of the three modalities in patients with suspected coronary artery disease, according to a study published online August 16 in JAMA Cardiology.

August 16, 2017

SCCT taps new executive director

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) has appointed Joanne Olson as its new executive director.

August 14, 2017

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