Cardiac Imaging: Page 51

PET/MRI offers details in acute myocardial infarction cases

By Wayne Forrest

German researchers have concluded that simultaneous PET/MRI for patients with acute myocardial infarction is feasible after finding "good concordance" in a comparison of PET and MR images. The study was presented at last month's RSNA meeting in Chicago.

January 9, 2014

AuntMinnieEurope.com Cardiac Insider

By Eric Barnes

January 8, 2014

ESC issues stern warning on dose in cardiac imaging

By Eric Barnes

The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) is urging cardiologists to take swift action to reduce radiation doses to patients wherever possible, according to a new position paper published on 8 January by the European Heart Journal.

January 8, 2014

Iterative reconstruction aids plaque assessment

By Eric Barnes

Far from being a deterrent to evaluating plaque composition using CT, the use of iterative reconstruction has no effect on the visualization of plaque type, and improves image quality overall while reducing dose, according to Dutch research.

January 6, 2014

From quantum physics to clinical device

By Tami Freeman, PhD

A research project that began as a comparative investigation into stationary and moving atomic clocks has led to the development of a new type of cardiac imaging device. A presenter at the U.K. Institute of Physics' Medical Physics Group's recent Translational Techniques meeting described how a collaborative effort bridged the gap between the lab and the clinic.

December 23, 2013

Digisonics, Medis form partnership

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Digisonics and Medis Medical Imaging Systems are partnering to provide a single system for image analysis and structured reporting of pediatric and adult cardiovascular MR studies.

December 22, 2013

EuroEcho: Echo finds cardiac issues in athletes

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Echocardiography with conventional M-mode and 2D modalities is a cost-effective way to screen athletes for previously undiscovered cardiac problems, according to research presented Friday at EuroEcho-Imaging 2013 in Istanbul.

December 15, 2013

EuroEcho: Imaging essential to heart disease diagnosis

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Diagnosis of cardiovascular disease would be impossible without imaging, according to comments from Gilbert Habib, president-elect of the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI), at EuroEcho-Imaging 2013 in Istanbul.

December 15, 2013

EuroEcho: Ultrasound test can predict mountain sickness

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Measurements of right-ventricular ejection fraction on ultrasound can be used to reliably predict who will get acute mountain sickness, Italian and French researchers reported on 12 December at EuroEcho-Imaging 2013 in Istanbul.

December 12, 2013

EuroEcho-Imaging 2013: HIV causes structural heart disease

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

HIV causes structural heart disease -- which suggests that cardiovascular screening in all HIV patients, particularly those with a positive blood viral load, should be conducted, according to research presented at EuroEcho-Imaging 2013 in Istanbul.

December 10, 2013

Calcium scores rise and fall based on scanner vendor

By Eric Barnes

CHICAGO - What's your coronary calcium score? The answer may well depend on who made your CT scanner, according to a session at RSNA 2013. Dutch researchers who scanned cadaver hearts were surprised to see up to a 25% difference in scores, depending on which scanner was reporting the results.

December 8, 2013

MRI technique shows how energy drinks alter heart function

By Wayne Forrest

CHICAGO - Using a novel cardiac MRI technique, German researchers found significantly increased heart contraction rates in the left ventricle of healthy young adults one hour after they consumed energy drinks, in a study presented on Monday at the RSNA annual meeting.

December 3, 2013

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