Cardiac Imaging

Low muscle density on coronary CT linked to heart risk
By Will Morton
Patients with skeletal muscle attenuation below the median had a higher risk of mortality and myocardial infarction.
June 30, 2026
An example of machine learning–based multiorgan body composition assessment (TotalSegmentator V2.0.4, 1.5-mm high-resolution model) in a 63-year-old man with obstructive coronary artery disease and a skeletal muscle attenuation below the median. (A) Transverse, (B) coronal, and (C) sagittal CT images and curved planar reformations of the (D) left, (E) circumflex, and (F) right coronary arteries.
Arineta gains EU MDR approval for SpotLight cardiac CT scanners
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Company plans commercialization across Europe.
April 3, 2026
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Calcium, cash, and cardiovascular reckoning: Can Europe's new heart plan deliver?
By Claudia Tschabuschnig
A new EU strategy promises to shift cardiovascular care from reaction to prevention, but funding gaps, underused imaging data, and a media attention paradox are already testing its ambitions.
April 2, 2026
'If we continue to spend public money treating diseases rather than investing in prevention, we risk getting nowhere,' said Romana Jerković.
GEHC leads COMPASS consortium on cardio-oncology imaging
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
GE HealthCare (GEHC) will be an industry lead in the five-year COMPASS consortium, which aims to improve cardiovascular care.
March 26, 2026
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Identifying CAD risk over time: A SCOT-HEART trial analysis
By Maryam Payne
One-third of patients with initially normal CCTA imaging developed CAD during the SCOT-HEART study’s 10-year follow-up period.
March 12, 2026
Development of CAD in a 43-year-old male smoker, with atypical chest pain, hypercholesterolemia, and a family history of CAD. At baseline, the coronary artery calcium score was zero (A), and the coronary CT angiogram was normal (B). Noncontrast CT chest (C) 10 years later showed calcified plaques in the right coronary artery and left circumflex coronary artery.
Abnormal CT-FFR results translate to up to 7 years' cardiac risk
By Kate Madden Yee
The prognostic value of CT fractional flow reserve (CT-FFR) has been unclear, but the findings of a recent study from Denmark offer further insight.
October 20, 2025
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CT misread prompts government apology
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The Government of the Australian Capital Territory has issued an apology in relation to a death following an aortic dissection and CT misread.
September 23, 2025
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Low-dose CT ties emphysema to mortality in previous smokers
By Amerigo Allegretto
Emphysema found on baseline low-dose chest CT is tied to death related to all causes, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and cardiovascular disease, Spanish authors have reported.
September 16, 2025
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eMyosound to start cardiac ultrasound trial in 3 Boston hospitals
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The trial will validate eMyosound technology for the quantitative assessment of myocardial stiffness in patients with heart failure.
September 10, 2025
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GEHC completes first global installation of CT system in France
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
GE HealthCare has completed the first worldwide installation of its Revolution Vibe CT system at the Radiologie du Var – ELSAN in Ollioules, France.
September 5, 2025
GEHC's Revolution Vibe CT system.
GEHC launches AI-loaded cardiovascular ultrasound unit
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
GE HealthCare (GEHC) has unveiled an adaptive cardiovascular ultrasound system at the 2025 European Society of Cardiology Congress in Madrid.
September 2, 2025
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Ukraine hosts international cardiovascular conference
By Edna Astbury-Ward, PhD
Further evidence of Ukraine’s ongoing commitment to medical education was provided by the two-day conference “Modern Cardiovascular Interventions: Lviv Forum.” It attracted around 360 onsite attendees and 870 virtual delegates.
June 20, 2025
Attendees from across Ukraine were onsite for the congress. All photos courtesy of Heart Center Lviv and Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University.
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