Cardiac Imaging: Page 66

CTA identifies outliers, aids prognosis in CAD patients

By Rebekah Moan

VIENNA - CT angiography (CTA) can act as a gatekeeper in coronary artery disease (CAD), identifying outlier patients and thus enabling dedicated trials to characterize biomarkers and genomics of protective/antiprotective factors, according to a leading Italian cardiac radiologist.

March 7, 2012

Medtronic gets CE Mark for MRI pacing leads

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Interventional technology firm Medtronic has obtained CE Mark approval for its CapSure Sense MRI SureScan pacing leads.

March 4, 2012

Molecular imaging: Researcher forsees application in myocardial failure

By Mélisande Rouger

In a dedicated minicourse on Monday at the European Congress of Radiology, a panel of experts will show that molecular imaging can -- and soon could -- offer improvements in the efficiency of treatment.

March 4, 2012

Atherosclerosis markers can unravel paradox of Churchill et al

By Frances Rylands-Monk

VIENNA - Winston Churchill smoked heavily and was overweight, yet he lived to the age of 90. Others live healthily and die well before 60. Emerging techniques for diagnosing atherosclerosis promise to explain this apparent contradiction and make medicine more patient-specific.

March 3, 2012

CAD aids in stenosis detection on coronary CTA

By Erik L. Ridley

VIENNA - Computer-aided detection (CAD) software can accurately rule out stenosis on coronary CT angiography (CCTA) in patients with acute chest pain and an intermediate risk of acute coronary syndrome, according to research presented at the European Congress of Radiology.

March 2, 2012

Heavy calcium won't harm CCTA accuracy in advanced scanners

By Eric Barnes

VIENNA - There's no reason to limit the use of coronary CT angiography (CCTA) in patients with high calcium scores -- as long as the scanner is 64-detector-rows or higher, according to a new meta-analysis of 27 studies presented on Friday at the European Congress of Radiology.

March 1, 2012

Researchers grapple with aortic measurements in cardiac MRI

By Philip Ward

VIENNA - Cardiovascular MRI is becoming increasingly appealing in population-based research, but accurate measurement of the diameters of the aorta and pulmonary trunk remains a key difficulty that needs to be addressed, according to participants at yesterday morning's well-attended vascular refresher course.

March 1, 2012

Low-voltage technique slashes radiation dose in CCTA

By Erik L. Ridley

VIENNA - The combination of 100-kV CT tube voltage and a low-noise reconstruction filter can significantly lower radiation dose in coronary CT angiography (CCTA) while maintaining image quality, according to a study presented at the European Congress of Radiology.

February 29, 2012

High-field MRI creates new options in cardiac cases

By Philip Ward

VIENNA - Successful cardiac examinations with 3-tesla MRI do not require wizardry or exceptional powers, but they do call for solid knowledge of the potential problems and the technical aspects of the equipment, according to a presentation on Thursay at the European Congress of Radiology.

February 29, 2012

AuntMinnieEurope.com Cardiac Insider

By Eric Barnes

February 27, 2012

Whole-body CTA outpredicts Framingham for cardiac events

By Eric Barnes

An individual's total plaque burden at whole-body CT angiography (CTA) is a far more accurate predictor of cardiovascular risk than traditional risk-assessment measures, Italian researchers have discovered.

February 27, 2012

Study: Don't overlook radioisotope imaging in cardiac cases

By Philip Ward

Technetium-99m sestamibi myocardial perfusion scanning is still an excellent tool in assessing myocardial function when compared with more modern cardiac imaging modalities and should not be ignored, U.K. researchers from the Royal London Hospital have found.

February 26, 2012

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