Cardiovascular Radiology: Page 45

JFR: At the heart of emergency care
By Dr. Olivier Vignaux
Emergency medicine was a central theme during the French national radiology congress, the JFR, which ended on Monday. The cover story in the final edition of the daily newspaper focused on cardiac imaging and was written by Dr. Olivier Vignaux from Paris.
October 20, 2014
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CCTA, not calcium score, predicts events in asymptomatic patients
By Eric Barnes
Coronary CT angiography (CCTA) significantly outperformed coronary calcium scoring for predicting cardiac events in asymptomatic individuals, concludes an Austrian study presented at the recent European Society of Cardiology meeting in Barcelona, Spain.
October 15, 2014
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Consent problems hold back fetal autopsies
By Philip Ward
Global researchers who are eager to gain experience in fetal autopsies using CT and MRI are facing immense frustration due to ongoing difficulties over obtaining consent, and one investigator reports being "hamstrung" by the procedures and bureaucracy of ethics committees.
October 14, 2014
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PET imaging technique lessens motion effects
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Finnish researchers have developed an imaging technique to reduce the effect of respiratory motion on PET image quality, according to a new study published in Physics in Medicine and Biology.
October 12, 2014
Imricor highlights MR-enabled cardiac ablation study
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Imricor Medical Systems is highlighting a study investigating the use of MR-enabled cardiac ablation to treat atrial flutter.
October 8, 2014
Echo spots heart trouble signs in obese kids
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Obese youth have physical signs of nascent heart problems that can be identified on echocardiography scans, according to a German study published online October 8 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
October 8, 2014
Roentgen Museum opens interactive cardiac exhibit
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The German Roentgen Museum in Remscheid, Germany, has opened an interactive exhibition on the heart that continues until 1 March, 2015.
September 28, 2014
Superfast LV assessment outperforms cine MR
By Eric Barnes
A new sparse sampling MRI technique promises to speed up left ventricular (LV) volume and function assessments compared with the gold standard -- and to do so more accurately, according to a Swiss presentation at this month's European Society of Cardiology in Barcelona, Spain.
September 28, 2014
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Finnish study finds that CT sheds light on stroke
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
More than half of the patients who have suffered a stroke with no well-defined origin have an enlarged left atrium in the heart -- which can be identified with CT, according to research conducted at the Kuopio University Hospital in Finland.
September 24, 2014
ESC promotes World Heart Day
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) is promoting heart health as part of its campaign to support World Heart Day on 29 September.
September 23, 2014
Groups support use of echo in cancer patients
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The American Society of Echocardiography and the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging have released a consensus statement recommending the use of echocardiography in cancer patients.
September 22, 2014
St. Jude gets CE Mark for updated labeling of pacing leads
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
St. Jude Medical announced CE Mark approval of updated labeling for its Tendril STS and IsoFlex Optim pacing leads, which allows existing and future patients with the devices access to MR imaging.
September 22, 2014
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