Cardiac Imaging: Page 90

Coronary CTA plus stress MPI nails ischemia-causing lesions
By Eric Barnes
Combined dual-energy coronary CT angiography and CT myocardial perfusion imaging (CCTA-MPI) improves both the identification and discrimination of ischemia-causing coronary artery stenoses over CCTA alone, according to a Korean study presented at last week's RSNA meeting.
December 7, 2014
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Diabetic patients should take heed of mild coronary artery disease
By Edward Susman
CHICAGO - Patients with diabetes who also have mild coronary artery disease have a similar risk of major cardiac events as diabetic patients with single-vessel obstructive disease, researchers from Canada reported at RSNA 2014.
December 2, 2014
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Motion casts bigger shadow than iterative recon on calcium scores
By Eric Barnes
CHICAGO - Fast-moving coronary arteries exert a huge influence on coronary calcium scores, but not all scores go in the same direction, according to a study from the University of Groningen in the Netherlands.
December 1, 2014
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UltraSPECT backs HeartSafe Imaging
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
UltraSPECT is throwing its support behind the HeartSafe Imaging initiative introduced by radiopharmaceutical provider HeartLight Pharmacy Services.
November 26, 2014
FDA OKs HeartFlow FFR-CT software
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
HeartFlow has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearance for its FFR-CT software, which noninvasively estimates fractional flow reserve (FFR) from cardiac CT studies.
November 26, 2014
3D printing from MRI untangles congenital heart surgery
By Eric Barnes
Taking cardiac MR images and turning them into 3D prints of the entire heart has gone from experiment to clinical use in Peoria, IL. It is helping doctors there plan complex congenital heart surgeries in young children, according to a presentation at the American Heart Association annual meeting in Chicago.
November 20, 2014
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Handheld US helps medical students with diagnosis
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Providing medical students with training on how to use handheld ultrasound can yield improved accuracy in physical diagnosis, according to research presented on November 18 at the American Heart Association annual meeting.
November 19, 2014
JAMA: Routine CCTA scans of diabetics not warranted
By Eric Barnes
Research being presented at this week's American Heart Association conference found that routine screening of asymptomatic diabetic patients with coronary CT angiography (CCTA) is not warranted for preventing death from coronary artery disease. The study is also being published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
November 16, 2014
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Medtronic gets Japanese clearance for MRI-compatible ICD
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional device developer Medtronic announced it has received regulatory approval in Japan to market an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) that can undergo MRI scans.
November 13, 2014
Carestream adds to IT and cardiac PACS at RSNA
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Carestream Health plans to unveil new IT products at this year's RSNA 2014 annual meeting.
November 11, 2014
NeoSoft unwraps new software release
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Imaging software developer NeoSoft has introduced version 2.0 of its SuiteHeart cardiac MRI analysis software.
November 11, 2014
Time-of-flight PET/MRI could help with a variety of clinical applications
By Wayne Forrest
Wednesday, December 3 | 11:10 a.m.-11:20 a.m. | SSK18-05 | Room S505ABTime-of-flight PET/MRI provided comparable image quality and diagnostic ability to PET/CT in several clinical applications in a study from Stanford University.
November 10, 2014
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