Cardiac Imaging: Page 79

GE, Arterys partner on cardiac software

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Software developer Arterys has partnered with GE Healthcare to launch its Arterys software that enables clinical visualization and quantification of blood flow inside the human body.

December 6, 2015

FDA clears VidiStar's nuclear software

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

PACS developer VidiStar has announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 501(k) clearance of its HeartView nuclear software.

December 6, 2015

Automated CAC fares well in CT lung screening scans

By Eric Barnes

CHICAGO - Automated coronary artery calcium (CAC) scoring is robust and accurate when applied to lung cancer screening exams -- even when applied to a different population than the algorithm was designed for, according to results presented on Thursday at the 2015 RSNA meeting.

December 6, 2015

Imaging for coronary artery disease on the decline

By Wayne Forrest

CHICAGO - The utilization rates of noninvasive imaging in patients with suspected coronary artery disease show a precipitous decline, with coronary CT angiography greatly underused, according to a study presented on Wednesday at RSNA 2015.

December 1, 2015

CT, MRI find atherosclerosis in mummy hearts

By Edward Susman

CHICAGO - The mummified hearts of upper crust Frenchmen who lived 400 years ago reveal that atherosclerosis was a prevalent disease -- at least among the well-to-do, according to a study presented at RSNA 2015.

December 1, 2015

Coronary CTA yields prognostic boost over CAC

By Eric Barnes

CHICAGO - In asymptomatic individuals at intermediate risk of coronary artery disease, coronary CT angiography (CCTA) significantly outperformed coronary artery calcium (CAC) scoring for predicting cardiac events over 10 years, according to a Tuesday presentation at RSNA 2015. Is it time to think about replacing CAC with CCTA in people at intermediate risk?

December 1, 2015

MRI shows how heart changes during deep dives

By Wayne Forrest

CHICAGO - Cardiac MRI has uncovered the unusual ability of free divers -- who descend hundreds of feet into the ocean while holding their breath -- to develop "compensatory mechanisms" to recover heart function within minutes of breathing again.

December 1, 2015

ASE debuts cardiovascular ultrasound challenge

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Seeking to spur workflow efficiency improvements in cardiovascular ultrasound, the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) has kicked off the Echovation Challenge 2016 initiative for its members and the medical and scientific community.

November 24, 2015

3D images aid selection of heart transplant donors

By Eric Barnes

Researchers in Arizona are building a virtual library of 3D hearts in a bid to improve the matching process between heart transplant donors and recipients, and to make the best use of the perpetually tight supply of donor organs.

November 18, 2015

IVUS shines in guiding stents for long coronary lesions

By Erik L. Ridley

In patients receiving drug-eluting stents for long coronary lesions, guidance using intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) yields much better outcomes than implantation guided by angiography, researchers from South Korea reported in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

November 16, 2015

Evena launches version 3.0 of 'smart glasses'

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Evena Medical has launched version 3.0 of its Eyes-On glasses, a point-of-care wearable ultrasound system for deep-tissue vascular imaging.

November 15, 2015

DWI-MRI shows which stroke patients need fast therapy

By Wayne Forrest

Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital have developed a method that combines diffusion-weighted MRI (DWI-MRI) and key clinical characteristics to determine which severe stroke patients would most likely benefit from catheter-delivered removal of blood clots.

November 9, 2015

Previous Page

Page 79 of 322

Next Page