Cardiovascular Radiology: Page 117

Whole-body MRI may predict heart attack, stroke in diabetics
By Wayne Forrest
Whole-body MRI can detect vascular changes in patients with diabetes that can signal an increased risk of heart attack and stroke, according to a new study by German researchers published online September 10 in Radiology.
September 9, 2013
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DE-MRI predicts atrial fibrillation outcome
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Delayed-enhancement MRI (DE-MRI) before ablation treatment can stage the degree of damaged heart tissue and help predict whether treatment will be effective, researchers found.
September 2, 2013
IHE adds to Cardiology Technical Framework
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise (IHE) initiative has published two Cardiology Technical Framework volumes and five new supplements.
August 29, 2013
UltraSPECT signs MaineHealth
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Nuclear medicine firm UltraSPECT has received an order from hospital and medical center operator MaineHealth.
August 28, 2013
Carestream completes Ill. installation
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Carestream Health has installed its Vue Cardio PACS at Rochelle Community Hospital in Illinois.
August 26, 2013
ASE proposes TEE exam guidelines
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) and the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists have updated their guidelines for transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) exams.
August 26, 2013
CT finds extracardiac malignancies -- most unknown
By Eric Barnes
Cardiac CT detects serious extracardiac malignancies in one of every 150 patients, a prevalence that could have serious ramifications regarding who should be reading heart CT studies -- radiologists or cardiologists, or both, according to a new study in the September edition of the American Journal of Roentgenology.
August 26, 2013
Infraredx lands investment
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Coronary imaging developer Infraredx has received a $25 million equity investment from Japanese firm Nipro.
August 21, 2013
Better together: Auto kV with iterative recon improves CCTA
By Eric Barnes
Combining automatic tube potential selection and tube current modulation with iterative reconstruction delivered consistently high-quality coronary CT angiography (CCTA) images with doses that were lower by one-third, according to a new study from Korean researchers in Radiology.
August 21, 2013
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Regadenoson with Rb-82 PET MPI helps detect obstructive CAD
By Wayne Forrest
The pharmacological stress agent regadenoson with rubidium-82 (Rb-82) PET myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) has high sensitivity and diagnostic accuracy for detecting obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD), according to a study published online in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.
August 15, 2013
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Postprocessing software boosts preop TAVI assessment
By Erik L. Ridley
An automated postprocessing software application shows promise for improving the preoperative assessment of patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI), a team of Paris researchers reported in JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions.
August 13, 2013
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ASNC launches online education module
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC) has released an online education program for physicians and technologists.
August 13, 2013
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