Cardiac Imaging: Page 26

Gray hair linked to increased heart disease risk
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Gray hair is associated with an increased risk of heart disease in men, according to research from Egypt presented at EuroPrevent 2017 in Malaga, Spain.
April 9, 2017
Germany reaches consensus on MRI of cardiac implants
The German Cardiology Society and the German Radiological Society have published a joint consensus paper on carrying out MRI scans on patients with pacemakers and implantable cardioverter defibrillators. In this interview, Dr. Torsten Sommer explains the aim of this initiative.
April 3, 2017
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Echo groups release guidance on aortic stenosis
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging and the American Society of Echocardiography released a joint document on how best to use echocardiography to assess the growing number of patients with aortic stenosis, a narrowing of the aortic valve.
April 2, 2017
Hybrid imaging's future | Breast screening in Italy | Artificial intelligence matters
By Philip Ward
March 28, 2017
AuntMinnieEurope.com Cardiac Imaging Insider
By Eric Barnes
March 27, 2017
German group hones cardiac MRI for myocardial infarction
By Eric Barnes
What's the best way to distinguish acute from chronic myocardial infarction on cardiac MRI (CMR) scans? German researchers found that native T1 and T2 mapping significantly outperform conventional measurements of the T2 ratio, and they presented their results at ECR 2017.
March 27, 2017
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Two CCTA techniques cut iodine dose across vendors
By Eric Barnes
Major contrast reductions in coronary CT angiography (CCTA) can be achieved across vendor platforms with a couple of simple techniques, according to a Dutch presentation at this month's ECR 2017 in Vienna.
March 26, 2017
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International agenda set for German national congress
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The international program has been finalized for the 98th German Radiology Congress (Deutscher Röntgenkongress, RöKo 2017), which takes place at the Congress Center in Leipzig from 24 to 27 May.
March 21, 2017
No fairy godmothers: Radiologists must raise visibility
By Kate Madden Yee
VIENNA - Radiologists have long been behind-the-scenes physicians, reading exams in darkened basements. But this paradigm isn't viable anymore in an age of increasingly competitive healthcare delivery, and radiologists must be proactive about boosting their visibility, according to a presentation on Friday at ECR 2017.
March 3, 2017
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Low-osmolar contrast tied to hypotension
By Eric Barnes
VIENNA - Patients receiving low-osmolar (but not iso-osmolar) contrast agents under anesthesia are prone to systemic, self-limited periods of hypotension, researchers reported on Wednesday at ECR 2017.
March 1, 2017
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Medtronic gets CE Mark for MRI-compatible pacemakers
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Medtronic has received the CE Mark for its SureScan family of quadripolar cardiac resynchronization therapy pacemakers (CRT-Ps) that allow patients implanted with the devices to undergo MRI scans.
February 23, 2017
NICE recommends HeartFlow's FFR software
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) in the U.K. has issued guidance on the use of cardiac software developer HeartFlow's fractional flow reserve (FFR) software to help determine the cause of stable chest pain in patients.
February 12, 2017
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