Cardiac Imaging: Page 34

Top 5 trends from ECR 2016 in Vienna

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

As the European radiological community draws a collective breath from ECR 2016, it's a perfect time to reflect on the meeting and identify the major trends affecting medical imaging. Here are five central themes that circulated the halls of the Austria Center Vienna at this year's congress.

March 8, 2016

Toshiba releases new cardiac MRI system

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Toshiba Medical Systems has launched global sales of its new Vantage Titan/cS Edition 1.5-tesla MRI scanner for cardiac imaging.

March 7, 2016

Sleep duration not associated with heart disease

By Eric Barnes

VIENNA - Getting enough sleep may have profound effects on health, but sleep duration has no effect on the development of coronary artery disease, researchers reported on Friday at ECR 2016.

March 4, 2016

Follow 3 essential steps for effective cardiothoracic imaging

By Frances Rylands-Monk

The cross-over in presentation between cardiac and pulmonary problems and their shared risk factors has led to growing demand for comprehensive cardiothoracic imaging for cardiopulmonary patients. There are three vital requirements for thorough and effective cardiothoracic imaging, according to Dr. Edwin van Beek, PhD.

March 3, 2016

Triple rule-out CT offers one-stop shop for chest pain

By Erik L. Ridley

VIENNA - Because many patients presenting to the emergency department with chest pain wind up receiving follow-up testing for coronary artery disease anyway, it's worth it to perform the "one-stop shop" of triple rule-out CT, Swiss researchers reported at ECR 2016.

March 2, 2016

Automated coronary plaque analysis predicts future events

By Eric Barnes

VIENNA - Automated plaque analysis in coronary CT angiography can predict which patients with known ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction may go on to have a heart attack in the future, concluded a Wednesday presentation at ECR 2016.

March 2, 2016

Medtronic gets CE Mark for MRI-safe defibrillators

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Interventional device developer Medtronic has received the CE Mark for its cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillators for 3-tesla MRI scans.

February 22, 2016

7T MRI detects abnormal thickening of heart tissue

By Wayne Forrest

For what is thought to be the first time, German researchers have confirmed the viability of 7-tesla cardiovascular MRI to provide high-resolution images of the beating heart and subtle changes of the myocardial tissue structure in patients with abnormal thickening of the heart muscle.

February 14, 2016

St. Jude launches new OCT system

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Cardiac technology developer St. Jude Medical has launched its Optis Mobile system in Japan and Europe.

February 7, 2016

EACVI launches CMR prep course

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The first European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI) preparatory course in cardiac MR (CMR) certification will take place from 17 to 19 March 2016 near Nice, France.

February 1, 2016

Biotronik gets CE Mark for Ilivia line

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Biomedical device Biotronik has received the CE Mark for its MRI-compatible Ilivia implantable cardioverter defibrillators and cardiac resynchronization devices.

February 1, 2016

T1 mapping speeds myocardial assessment in cardiac MR

By Eric Barnes

Researchers in Italy are saving time in their use of cardiac MRI to assess myocardial viability by using native T1-weighted mapping instead of a cumbersome T2-weighted imaging approach, according to a new study that compared both methods and found the latter wanting.

January 31, 2016

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