Cardiovascular Radiology: Page 21

AuntMinnieEurope.com Cardiac Imaging Insider

By Philip Ward

March 26, 2018

DWI-MRI gathers clinical momentum in cardiac cases

By Philip Ward

Cardiac MRI scans using a diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) protocol have become a feasible and reproducible technique that can depict the presence of myocardial edema in ischemic and inflammatory heart disease, according to researchers from Spain.

March 26, 2018

3D printing can identify device size for LAA occlusion

By Abraham Kim

Determining the best occluder device size necessary to properly seal the left atrial appendage (LAA) before implanting the device may be feasible with the assistance of 3D printing, according to two separate presentations at ECR 2018 in Vienna.

March 12, 2018

Hospitals begin to tap vast potential of 3D printing

By Frances Rylands-Monk

Medical 3D printing services company 3D LifePrints is on the expansion trail. It creates surgical planning models for cardiac, orthopedic, and craniofacial cases, based predominantly on CT and MR images, and it is also focusing on 3D printing of medical device prototypes and surgical tools such as bespoke cutting guides.

March 7, 2018

HeartFlow partners with Imperial College London

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Cardiovascular software developer HeartFlow said it has undertaken a collaborative research initiative with Imperial College London involving deep learning and medical imaging.

March 6, 2018

Size matters: Belgians scoop ECR 2018 prize for dose study

By Philip Ward

VIENNA - Body size has an influence on the dose conversion factors of a conventional chest posteroanterior examination for the organs in the field-of-view, except for the thyroid, according to an award-winning Belgian study being presented this week at ECR 2018.

February 27, 2018

Is CT or MR perfusion better for diagnosing CAD?

By Abraham Kim

Recent advances in scanner technology have made the use of CT stress myocardial perfusion imaging feasible. Just how well it matches up to MR perfusion in the diagnosis of coronary artery disease (CAD) is the central question of a German/U.S. study led by Dr. Marc Dewey from Berlin.

February 14, 2018

Machine learning can help assess atherosclerosis

By Erik L. Ridley

Machine-learning techniques analyze imaging measurements to automatically stratify patients by the level of atherosclerotic burden, offering the potential of personalized prediction of disease progression and more effective treatment for individual patients, according to researchers from Italy.

February 6, 2018

Rapid MRA exam could help claustrophobic patients

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

A new, six-minute MR angiography (MRA) procedure to scan blood vessels offers an alternative to claustrophobic patients who can't tolerate a conventional exam, which can take 30 to 60 minutes, according to research presented at the CMR 2018 meeting in Barcelona, Spain.

February 3, 2018

MRI assesses effect of crash diets on the heart

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Researchers using MRI have shown that very low calorie diets (600 to 800 calories per day) can cause a transient deterioration in heart function, according to research presented at the CMR 2018 meeting in Barcelona, Spain.

February 2, 2018

Bristol BRC to display 3D-printed heart art installation

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The U.K.'s National Institute for Health Research Bristol Biomedical Research Center (BRC) will launch a multimedia art exhibit centered on 3D-printed heart models and medical soundscapes on 1 February.

January 29, 2018

Imricor completes enrollment for atrial flutter study

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Interventional MRI technology developer Imricor Medical Systems has completed patient enrollment for a clinical study to evaluate its Vision-MR ablation catheter for treating atrial flutter under real-time MRI guidance.

January 22, 2018

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