Cardiac Imaging: Page 74

Spectrum Dynamics rolls out new software

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

SAN DIEGO - Molecular imaging technology developer Spectrum Dynamics released its new Dynamic SPECT acquisition and processing software package at this week's Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging conference.

June 13, 2016

ASE elects new president

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) appointed Dr. Allan Klein as president at its annual meeting being held this week in Seattle.

June 12, 2016

ASE: Aortic flow rate predicts risk of heart failure

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Aortic flow rate calculated on dobutamine stress echocardiography is the best predictor of risk in patients with reduced left ventricular ejection fraction, according to a presentation this week at the annual American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) scientific sessions in Seattle.

June 9, 2016

ASE: Telemedicine ups access to fetal echocardiography

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Telemedicine can increase access to fetal echocardiography for underserved women and can also be used to determine remotely if pediatric heart transplant patients are at risk for transplant rejection, according to two studies presented at this week's American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) meeting in Seattle.

June 9, 2016

Shimadzu taps new head for cardiovascular business

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Shimadzu Medical Systems USA has appointed Tim Stevener to the newly created position of cardiovascular business director.

June 7, 2016

Can an iPad be used to read CCTA studies?

By Erik L. Ridley

Coronary CT angiography (CCTA) studies may be complicated to interpret, but that doesn't mean radiologists can't use an iPad to remotely assess these exams for stenosis levels or to identify coronary anomalies, according to research published in the June issue of Emergency Radiology.

June 1, 2016

SCCT names 2016 Toshiba award finalists

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) has named the finalists for the 10th annual Toshiba Young Investigator Awards.

May 26, 2016

All the same? Costs vary little in coronary disease tests

By Eric Barnes

There are precious few cost differences between the main tests used to diagnose coronary artery disease in chest pain patients, concludes a new study of more than 9,000 patients published online May 24 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

May 23, 2016

Ultrasound contrast can help treat heart attacks

By Erik L. Ridley

Ultrasound contrast agents aren't just for diagnostic use anymore. They can also be used therapeutically to help restore blood flow and salvage heart tissue in patients with one of the most serious types of heart attacks: ST-elevation myocardial infarction, according to a study published this week in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

May 22, 2016

'Virtual heart' can guide who should get ICD implants

By Brian Casey

A software-based "virtual heart" created with data from cardiac MRI scans could be a better tool for predicting which patients should receive implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs).

May 10, 2016

Cardiac MRI beats SPECT for predicting heart events

By Wayne Forrest

Cardiovascular MRI is a better prognosticator of risk for serious cardiovascular events than SPECT, regardless of a person's risk factors, angiography results, or initial treatment, according to a study published online in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

May 9, 2016

Echo journal searches for new editor in chief

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography has launched a search for a new editor in chief.

May 8, 2016

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