Cardiac Imaging: Page 40

AuntMinnieEurope.com Cardiac Imaging Insider
By Eric Barnes
May 11, 2015
256-detector-row CCTA cuts dose, artifacts in fast hearts
By Eric Barnes
Coronary CT angiography (CCTA) with a 256-detector-row CT scanner delivered better image quality, fewer artifacts, and a drastically reduced radiation dose compared with a 64-detector-row CT scanner, according to new research from France.
May 11, 2015
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MRI plays central role in vast German study
The National Cohort is the largest health study undertaken in Germany and has a budget of 210 million euros. It will investigate 200,000 people between the ages of 20 and 69, about 30,000 of whom will undergo MRI scans. We have a progress report.
May 7, 2015
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IAEA aims to set global standard for nuclear medicine
By Timothy Spence
A goal of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is to advise on medical guidelines, train health workers, and aid developing nations in acquiring modern imaging and treatment technologies. In an exclusive interview, Colombian-born Dr. Diana Paez explains more about the agency's work.
May 4, 2015
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CT reveals cardioembolic stroke that echo misses
By Eric Barnes
Echocardiography may be the de facto gold standard for cardiac evaluation of patients suspected of having cardioembolic stroke, but it isn't necessarily the best modality. A new study from Saudi Arabia used CT to discover several thrombi that echo had missed, along with other conditions.
April 30, 2015
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MRI reveals muscular dystrophy variant's toll on hearts
By Eric Barnes
Duchenne muscular dystrophy carriers, even when asymptomatic, show severe cardiac abnormalities on MRI, according to new research from Germany. Cardiac MRI showed all asymptomatic carriers had significant cardiac pathologies, the researchers found.
April 26, 2015
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Tübingen team wins award for cardiac MR study
By Philip Ward
Prize-winning German research has provided compelling new evidence that in many patients with coronary artery disease, late gadolinium enhancement cardiac MRI can depict previously unknown myocardial infarction.
April 22, 2015
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Fluid dynamics predict coronary plaques at CT
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Australian researchers are using a CT-based technique to analyze blood flow of the coronary arteries in 3D and profile flow changes to predict heart disease, according to a study to be presented at this week's American Roentgen Ray Society meeting in Toronto.
April 21, 2015
AuntMinnieEurope.com Cardiac Imaging Insider
By Eric Barnes
March 25, 2015
Hungarian twins' study sheds light on coronary calcium
By Eric Barnes
Coronary calcium is a strongly heritable trait, but noncalcified plaque burden is more a factor of lifestyle and environment, according to a new Budapest study of twins presented at the ECR 2015 meeting in Vienna.
March 25, 2015
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Study: CCTA sharpens diagnosis, targets intervention
By Frances Rylands-Monk
More accurate diagnosis using coronary CT angiography (CCTA) in chest-pain patients will reduce the risk of heart attack and change treatment, according to a new study from Scotland that shows patients with suspected angina benefited from clearer results after undergoing CCTA.
March 16, 2015
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One-fifth of middle-aged athletes risk a heart attack
By Eric Barnes
VIENNA - A new study presented at ECR 2015 reveals that 19% of middle-aged athletes are at risk of coronary events -- confirming the serious risks to asymptomatic individuals suggested in earlier U.S. studies looking at sudden cardiac death.
March 8, 2015
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