Cardiac Imaging: Page 49

Heart rate jumps with CT contrast agent

By Eric Barnes

VIENNA - Faster heart rates are the last thing radiologists want with coronary CT angiography. But that's apparently what they get when using a contrast agent with a slightly higher iodine concentration, according to a Monday presentation at ECR 2014.

March 9, 2014

Case report: Interventional retrieval of portacath fragment

By Jamal Al Deen Alkoteesh and Maysam T. Abu Sa'a

Portacaths are commonly indicated for long-term administration of parenteral medications. This case report details the successful interventional retrieval of a fractured portacath fragment with cardiac migration. This is rather an unusual complication that, at times, can be life-threatening.

March 9, 2014

CT scanners show better agreement on risk than on CAC scores

By Eric Barnes

VIENNA - State-of-the-art CT scanners produce widely divergent coronary artery calcium (CAC) scores, but at least they substantially agree on the risk levels of individuals undergoing the scans, according to a Saturday presentation at ECR 2014. However, even the risk agreement isn't strong enough.

March 8, 2014

Hybrid imaging gathers momentum in cardiac indications

By Becky McCall

VIENNA - Hybrid imaging is gaining acceptance as opportunities using combinations of modalities emerge and promise to optimize cardiac imaging, according to expert speakers in today's session called "Hybrid cardiovascular imaging: Where should we go?" at ECR 2014.

March 5, 2014

Lower tube voltage reduces dose in stress CT perfusion MPI

By Eric Barnes

Low-dose stress CT myocardial perfusion imaging of the heart is feasible at a tube current of 80 kV, producing image quality equivalent to 100 kV in a group of nonobese patients with a lower radiation dose, reported a team from Japan in European Radiology.

February 24, 2014

Cardiac CT or cath? Berlin's Charité launches study

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Scientists and researchers from 28 institutions in 20 European countries gathered this week at Berlin's Charité Hospital to launch DISCHARGE.

February 13, 2014

ESR holds out olive branch to European Society of Cardiology

By Philip Ward

Cardiologists and radiologists often stick to their own congresses, but this may change after the European Society of Radiology (ESR) has held out the hand of friendship to the European Society of Cardiology. Part two of our interview with ECR 2014 President Dr. Valentin Sinitsyn looks at this initiative.

February 11, 2014

MediMatic secures Norwegian contract

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Cardiology information management firm MediMatic has signed a contract with a Norwegian health provider, the company said.

February 6, 2014

German societies unite for Kardiodiagnostik meeting

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The German Radiology Society and the German Cardiology Society will be hosting the sixth version of their joint cardiac imaging meeting in Leipzig between 20 and 22 February.

February 4, 2014

Esaote builds North American sales force

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Esaote North America said it's forming a new sales force to offer Pie Medical Imaging's 3mensio Structural Heart software.

February 4, 2014

Russian radiology prepares to step into limelight at ECR 2014

By Philip Ward

For the first time, there will be a Russian president of ECR next month: Dr. Valentin Sinitsyn, who is also one of the youngest presidents at 53. In the first part of our series of weekly articles looking ahead to ECR 2014, we discuss what this development means for radiology in Russia.

February 4, 2014

Wide-area CT, iterative recon cut dose in CABG evaluations

By Eric Barnes

The combination of 256-detector-row CT and iterative reconstruction can reduce dose significantly even in hard-to-evaluate coronary artery bypass grafts (CABG), according to an Italian study.

January 30, 2014

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