Cardiovascular Radiology: Page 53

Lancet: Radiotracer can predict heart attack
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The radioactive tracer F-18 sodium fluoride has been found to accurately identify and localize high-risk coronary plaque so they can be treated before they rupture, according to a new article in Lancet.
November 10, 2013
Italian CT survey can serve as a model for Europe
By Philip Ward
Italy's first nationwide audit of multidetector CT (MDCT) practice, which assessed dose exposures of 5,668 patients, can act as a reference for European optimization programs and as a starting point for updating diagnostic reference levels, according to the authors.
November 5, 2013
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Stress cardiac MR matches 320-row CCTA results
By Eric Barnes
Vasodilator stress cardiac MR and 320-detector-row coronary CT angiography (CCTA) both accurately detect obstructive coronary artery disease, and the two tests are also highly concordant, according to the results of a new study in the International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging.
November 4, 2013
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Dual-energy CT can assess iodine concentration measurements
By Eric Barnes
Dual-source CT scanners provide accurate measurements of iodine concentration across a wide range of cardiac CT protocols with the use of dual-energy CT myocardial perfusion imaging protocols, a Dutch-led research team wrote in European Radiology.
November 3, 2013
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ESC helps launch Cardiovascular Health Week
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) is supporting the first Cardiovascular Health Week, which gets underway today in the European Parliament in Brussels.
November 3, 2013
Philips, RealView wrap up 3D holographic study
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Philips Healthcare and RealView Imaging have finished a clinical study evaluating the use of live 3D holographic imaging in interventional cardiology.
October 28, 2013
Pacemakers and MRI: Always read manufacturers' small print
The European Society of Cardiology has published new guidelines about MRI for pacemaker patients, but caution is still needed because the advice is incomplete, according to Dr. Jörg Barkhausen, chair of the Cardiac & Vascular Diagnostics Working Group of the German Radiology Society.
October 28, 2013
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High pitch plus iterative reconstruction clips CCTA dose
By Eric Barnes
In one of the first studies to combine a high-pitch cardiac CT angiography (CCTA) imaging protocol with iterative reconstruction, researchers from Beijing have reduced radiation doses to less than 1 mSv, with good image quality even in heavier patients.
October 22, 2013
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Pie Medical teams with cardiac foundation
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Cardiovascular analysis software developer Pie Medical Imaging has signed a deal to collaborate with the Cardiovascular Research Foundation.
October 14, 2013
New Dutch data look set to enliven ESMRMB congress
By Frances Rylands-Monk
The results of a Dutch population study, to be discussed at this week's European Society for MR in Medicine and Biology (ESMRMB) meeting in Toulouse, France, show that intraplaque hemorrhage is a stronger indicator of a cardiovascular event than plaque fat content.
October 1, 2013
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AuntMinnieEurope.com Cardiac Imaging Insider
By Philip Ward
September 23, 2013
Germans applaud dual-source CT for low heart rate cases
By Philip Ward
For patients with a low heart rate who cannot hold their breath adequately during coronary CT angiography, images can be acquired during free breathing without substantial loss of image quality when using a high-pitch scan mode in certain dual-source CT machines, researchers from Munich have found.
September 23, 2013
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