Cardiac Imaging: Page 14

Novel contrast-free MRI technique measures heart strain
By Abraham Kim
A team of investigators from the U.K. has used 3D MRI to work out a patient's cardiac muscle strain. They have described how their method can boost the accuracy of quantifying cardiac health without the need for gadolinium contrast in an article published online on 28 August by Scientific Reports.
August 29, 2019
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Philips to highlight ultrasound, informatics at ESC congress
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Royal Philips, the parent company of Philips Healthcare, plans to highlight ultrasound and enterprise informatics upgrades at the 2019 European Society of Cardiology (ESC) congress in Paris.
August 28, 2019
Researchers to study media coverage of 'overdiagnosis' tests
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Researchers from Australia plan to explore media coverage of the benefits and harms of medical testing that they believe may lead to overdiagnosis in healthy individuals, according to a protocol published online on 24 August in BMJ Open.
August 26, 2019
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Italians find mammography can show cardiovascular disease
By Kate Madden Yee
Italian researchers have found that mammography can be a useful way to test for cardiovascular disease at the same time as screening for breast cancer because it identifies breast arterial calcifications, which have been linked to cardiovascular disease risk. They published their results online on 11 August in the European Journal of Radiology.
August 14, 2019
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How appropriate are requests for CT scans of aorta?
By Philip Ward
Emergency physicians must do more to assess the risk of acute aortic syndrome, while hospital doctors and general practitioners need to supply more precise and complete clinical information when requesting CT scans of the aorta, according to the findings of a new U.K. study.
August 5, 2019
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Most CCTA scans prove valuable for FFR-CT analysis
By Abraham Kim
New European-led research suggests clinicians can use nearly all coronary CT angiography (CCTA) scans for fractional flow reserve CT (FFR-CT) analysis with simple adjustments to scanning protocols, such as minimizing slice thickness, controlling patient heart rate, and using dual-source or wide-coverage single-source CT units.
July 29, 2019
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CIRSE extends tribute to 1st congress president
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological Society of Europe (CIRSE) has composed a tribute in memory of one of its founders, Dr. Friedrich Olbert, who died on 6 April.
July 14, 2019
Optimum use of cardiac MRI boosts myocarditis detection
By Wayne Forrest
Myocarditis remains underdiagnosed, and lowering the threshold for diagnostic workup with cardiac MRI can help to identify myocarditis early, leading to significant improvements in patient care, according to a joint Swiss-German study published on 3 July in Swiss Medical Weekly.
July 10, 2019
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HeartFlow gets NHS extension for FFR software
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Cardiac software developer HeartFlow said National Health Service (NHS) England has extended reimbursement for one year for the company's FFRct Analysis software for calculating noninvasive fractional flow reserve (FFR) measurements in patients with heart disease.
June 5, 2019
FDA OKs Medis quantitative cardiac software
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Medical imaging software developer Medis Medical Imaging Systems has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its QAngio XA 3D software for the quantitative analysis of peripheral and coronary vessels.
June 4, 2019
Milan group uses AR, 3D printing to assist in heart surgery
By Abraham Kim
Investigators from a top Italian facility have employed augmented reality (AR) and 3D printing to plan surgery for a woman with major health complications, including ovarian cancer and an atrial septal defect. They outlined their experience in a case study.
June 4, 2019
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Radiologists rally in support of medical 3D printing
By Abraham Kim
Clinicians, including radiologists, who attended a 3D printing course unanimously agreed that the technology has the potential to benefit the management of cardiovascular disease; nearly all expressed an interest in learning more, according to an article published on 20 May in the International Journal of Artificial Organs.
May 28, 2019
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