Cardiovascular Radiology: Page 51

Esaote builds North American sales force

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Esaote North America said it's forming a new sales force to offer Pie Medical Imaging's 3mensio Structural Heart software.

February 4, 2014

Russian radiology prepares to step into limelight at ECR 2014

By Philip Ward

For the first time, there will be a Russian president of ECR next month: Dr. Valentin Sinitsyn, who is also one of the youngest presidents at 53. In the first part of our series of weekly articles looking ahead to ECR 2014, we discuss what this development means for radiology in Russia.

February 4, 2014

Wide-area CT, iterative recon cut dose in CABG evaluations

By Eric Barnes

The combination of 256-detector-row CT and iterative reconstruction can reduce dose significantly even in hard-to-evaluate coronary artery bypass grafts (CABG), according to an Italian study.

January 30, 2014

Italians develop novel strategy for CT-detected silent tumors

By Frances Rylands-Monk

New research from Italy has highlighted how the use of CT is uncovering a growing number of incidental findings. About 4% of CT scans will detect a subclinical "silent" tumor in the adrenal gland, which presents a challenge due to inadequate information, according to the study authors.

January 29, 2014

Is point-of-care ultrasound the new stethoscope?

By Erik L. Ridley

The role of point-of-care ultrasound in developing countries, the need for early ultrasound education, and the expansion of point-of-care cardiac ultrasound are among the featured topics in the latest issue of the World Heart Federation's Global Heart journal.

January 26, 2014

Coronary CTA identifies patients at risk of coronary syndrome

By Rabia Mughal

A negative coronary CT angiography (CTA) has a high predictive value for ruling out acute coronary syndrome and can decrease the hospital stay of patients who come to emergency rooms complaining of severe chest pain, according to a new study conducted in Saudi Arabia.

January 18, 2014

CMR ties MI scar length to ventricular tachycardia cycle

By Eric Barnes

A study of patients with previous myocardial infraction (MI) undergoing late-gadolinium enhancement cardiac MR (LGE-CMR) found that scar length is strongly correlated to ventricular tachycardia cycle length, according to a study in Europace.

January 16, 2014

DRG and partners launch vascular surgery certification program

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The German Radiological Society (DRG), the German Society for Vascular Surgery, and the German Society of Angiology have formed a certification program for interdisciplinary vascular centers.

January 14, 2014

Charles Dotter's attack on arteriosclerotic obstructions

By Dr. Adrian Thomas

This week marks the 50th anniversary of Charles Dotter's first ever percutaneous transluminal angioplasty. The event transformed the practice of radiology, explains history columnist Dr. Adrian Thomas. He describes the first case and the global development of the procedure.

January 14, 2014

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

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