Cardiovascular Radiology: Page 36

Automated contrast evens attenuation across weight ranges

By Eric Barnes

Dutch researchers are reducing the contrast dose and achieving consistent results in a coronary CT angiography method that tailors the scanning protocol automatically according to patient weight. The technique delivers consistent coronary artery enhancement in multiple weight categories.

January 25, 2016

Lead protects pacemakers from radiation

By Jon Cartwright

Lead shields provide a simple and inexpensive way to reduce radiation delivered to pacemakers during radiation therapy, according to a new study. The protection is modest in many instances, but can in some cases reduce radiation by 40%, cutting the risk of pacemaker failure.

January 14, 2016

ESC adds to coronary congenital disease research

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

A new position paper from the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) outlines a classification of coronary congenital diseases to help surgeons identify secondary defects in the operating room.

January 11, 2016

Global survey puts renewed emphasis on dose

By Eric Barnes

European hospitals perform nuclear cardiology at lower doses than the rest of the world, and they use more of the best practices that have been identified, according to the results of a global survey published in the European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging.

January 7, 2016

Study finds U.S. nuclear cardiology doses are too high

By Eric Barnes

Radiation doses for myocardial perfusion imaging exams in the U.S. are significantly higher than those in the rest of the world. Few U.S. sites adhere to best practices for dose reduction, and the U.S. fee-for-service model also contributes to the disparity, according to articles published online December 28 in JAMA Internal Medicine.

January 4, 2016

CT breaks new ground in assessing heart valves

By Philip Ward

Third-generation dual-source CT scanners can now provide fast, comprehensive, and complementary information in the evaluation of mechanical heart valves, award-winning Dutch researchers reported at last month's RSNA meeting in Chicago.

January 4, 2016

Support grows for screening for Chagas disease

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Latin American migrants in Spain should be screened for Chagas disease, particularly women before pregnancy, using transthoracic echocardiogram (TTE), ECG, and MRI if results are abnormal, according to research presented at the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging annual meeting, held last week in Seville, Spain.

December 7, 2015

MRI shows how heart changes during deep dives

By Wayne Forrest

CHICAGO - Cardiac MRI has uncovered the unusual ability of free divers -- who descend hundreds of feet into the ocean while holding their breath -- to develop "compensatory mechanisms" to recover heart function within minutes of breathing again.

December 1, 2015

Germans get star billing at RSNA with vast MRI study

By Philip Ward

Taking a broader approach to research, combined with much closer collaboration between radiologists and epidemiologists, can contribute to better patient care and disease prevention, according to speakers from Germany at a special session held at RSNA 2015 on Monday.

November 30, 2015

Germans gear up for plenary session at RSNA 2015

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The German Radiological Society will present several lectures at RSNA 2015 during a special "Germany presents at RSNA" session.

November 16, 2015

Socioeconomic status weighs heavily in cardiac risk

By Eric Barnes

Germans of lower socioeconomic status have more than twice the risk of developing cardiovascular disease than the better-off -- and the differences may have widened in recent years, according to new research from the 2015 European Society of Cardiology (ESC) meeting in London.

November 16, 2015

AuntMinnieEurope.com Cardiac Imaging Insider

By Eric Barnes

November 15, 2015

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