Cardiac Imaging: Page 7

Society for Cardiovascular MR releases COVID-19 imaging recommendations

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (SCMR) has released a recommendation for cardiac magnetic resonance imaging of COVID-19, noting that the modality is an effective way to assess heart health in this population.

March 30, 2023

POCUS diagnostic accuracy comparable to cart model

By Amerigo Allegretto

Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) can go toe-to-toe with traditional, cart-based ultrasound systems when it comes to studying multiple organs, according to findings presented March 29 at UltraCon.

March 29, 2023

PET/CT shows promise in patients with IgG4-RD

By Will Morton

F-18 FDG-PET/CT may be a valuable tool for identifying cardiovascular manifestations in patients with immunoglobulin G4-related disease (IgG4-RD), according to a study published March 17 in EJNMMI Research.

March 21, 2023

CTCA an effective first-line option for assessing acute chest pain

By Kate Madden Yee

CT coronary angiography (CTCA) is an effective way to assess patients experiencing acute chest pain -- and to determine whether the person needs further, more invasive diagnostic imaging, according to a study published March 13 in Heart.

March 19, 2023

SPECT comparable to conventional gamma for detecting heart attack

By Will Morton

SPECT cameras with cadmium zinc telluride detectors perform comparably to conventional gamma devices for imaging patients with suspected heart attack, according to researchers in Sweden.

March 15, 2023

SPECT/CT superior to SPECT alone for imaging cardiac amyloidosis

By Will Morton

SPECT/CT fusion imaging offers significant advantages over SPECT alone for imaging cardiac amyloidosis by reducing false positives, according to a study published March 1 in the Journal of Nuclear Cardiology.

March 9, 2023

PCCT cuts CCTA radiation dose by more than a third

By Kate Madden Yee

Photon-counting CT (PCCT) reduces radiation dose for coronary CT angiography (CCTA) exams compared with dual-source CT by more than a third, according to research presented at the recent ECR in Vienna.

March 5, 2023

Researchers sing PCCT's praises

By Kate Madden Yee

VIENNA - ECR 2023 kicked off with high enthusiasm for photon-counting CT (PCCT) as researchers shared data about the technology's benefits.

March 1, 2023

RapidAI receives FDA clearance for Rapid RV/LV

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Artificial intelligence (AI) software developer RapidAI has secured U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for its Rapid RV/LV software.

February 23, 2023

Contrast helps with echocardiography for aortic valve surgery

By Amerigo Allegretto

A contrast agent should be used to improve the Doppler profile on echocardiography and more accurately measure aortic valve areas for surgical aortic valve replacement, suggests a new study in the Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia.

February 23, 2023

Us2.ai inks Brigham and Women's contract

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Us2.ai has secured a contract with Boston's Brigham and Women's Hospital's cardiac imaging core library for its automated echocardiography report software.

February 22, 2023

Freestanding MRI makes cardiac stress testing accessible

By Dr. Kevin Steel

For the past 30 years, assessing cardiac health with MRI has been limited to large academic centers -- due to the complexity of the technology and the skill needed to create diagnostic-quality images. This reality has slowed its growth.

February 22, 2023

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