RSNA

This channel contains news about the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), including coverage of its annual meeting and society news. RSNA is a leading resource for the radiology and all its subspecialties. This includes the areas of cardiac imaging, angiography, interventional radiology, computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), nuclear imaging, ultrasound, PACS and advanced visualization. DAIC concentrates on coverage of RSNA on aspects specific to cardiovascular medicine and interventional radiology. For radiology coverage of RSNA, visit our sister publication Imaging Technology News (ITN) and its RSNA channel.

Cardiac photon-counting CT (PCCT) in a 174-day-old male infant with complex congenital heart defect.

News | Pediatric Cardiology

Photon-Counting CT Offers Superior Imaging in Babies with Heart Defects

May 24, 2023 — A new advanced form of computed tomography (CT) imaging called photon-counting computed tomography (PCCT) ...

May 24, 2023

Researchers found evidence of heart muscle inflammation in a small number of patients with acute myocarditis after COVID-19 vaccination, but not in patients without acute myocarditis

News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Study Examines Heart Inflammation after COVID Vaccine

March 10, 2023 — Researchers found evidence of heart muscle inflammation in a small number of patients with acute ...

March 10, 2023

Comparison of image quality between EID CT with standard contrast media protocol and PCD CT with low-volume contrast media protocol using a matched radiation dose. Transverse and three-dimensional cinematic rendered images from thoracoabdominal CTA in a 71-year-old woman in group 2 are shown. (A–C) Images from third-generation EID CT with automated tube voltage selection of 90 kVp. (D–F) Images from PCD CT with reduced contrast media volume of 52.5 mL and VMI at 50 keV. Time interval between scans was 6 mon

News | Computed Tomography (CT)

Photon-Counting CT Enables Lower Contrast Media for Aortic Imaging

January 30, 2023 — Photon-counting detector CT reduces the amount of contrast needed for CT angiography (CTA) while ...

January 30, 2023

Videos | Cardiac Imaging

VIDEO: Emerging Trends in Cardiovascular Imaging

Artificial intelligence and general consolidation were two top cardiology trends at RSNA22. ITN/DAIC spoke with Val ...

January 23, 2023

News | Cardiac Imaging

AI Predicts Heart Disease Risk Using Single X-Ray

November 29, 2022 — Researchers have developed a deep learning model that uses a single chest X-ray to predict the 10 ...

November 29, 2022

Published online November 8 in the journal, Radiology, the study enabled the visualization of pulmonary hemodynamics and perfusion with high sensitivity, specificity and diagnostic accuracy, and without the use of contrast media

News | Cardiac Imaging

Study Reports Similar Efficacy of Dynamic Digital Radiography of the Chest with Lung Ventilation Perfusion for Detection of Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension

November 28, 2022 — Konica Minolta Healthcare Americas, Inc., a leader in medical diagnostic imaging and healthcare ...

November 28, 2022

Enhanced offering gives hospitals flexibility to automate scan sequences from leading vendors into one scan protocol

News | Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

HeartVista, Siemens Healthineers Sign Commercial Agreement to Bring AI-Driven Image Acquisition to Hospital MRI Scanners

November 17, 2022 — HeartVista, a pioneer in AI-assisted MRI solutions, and Siemens Healthineers, a global leader in ...

November 17, 2022

Adds natural language processing to Viz.ai’s AI-powered platform to detect suspected disease earlier and monitor patients

News | Artificial Intelligence

Viz.ai Partners with Illuminate to Improve Quality of Care for Aortic Aneurysm Patients

November 16, 2022 — Viz.ai, the leader in AI-powered disease detection and intelligent care coordination, today ...

November 16, 2022

Cardio StillShot enables 6x higher temporal resolution compared to conventional image reconstruction methods by detecting and correcting motion in the heart

News | Computed Tomography (CT)

Fujifilm Introduces Scenaria View Focus Edition CT Scanner with Cardio StillShot, a new Cardiac Motion Correction Feature

November 8, 2022 — Fujifilm Healthcare Americas Corporation, a leading provider of diagnostic and enterprise imaging ...

November 08, 2022

Discover the key features of cardiovascular structured reporting that drive adoption, including automated data flow, EHR integration, and customizability.

Feature | Cardiac Imaging

Benefits of Cardiovascular Structured Reporting

Discover the key features of cardiovascular structured reporting that drive adoption, including automated data flow, EHR ...

November 07, 2022

The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) reports that Coronary Artery Calcium (CAC) scoring with use of noncontrast electrocardiographically gated Computed Tomography (CT) is a fast, inexpensive and reproducible examination that effectively-predicts risk for development of cardiovascular diseases and guides preventive therapy in asymptomatic individuals

News | Cardiac Imaging

CAC Scoring from CT Scans Proves to be Powerful Tool for Physicians

June 24, 2022 — The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) reports that Coronary Artery Calcium (CAC) scoring with ...

June 24, 2022

Aspirin therapy, as opposed to statin use, for non-obstructive coronary artery disease does not reduce major cardiovascular events, according to a new study published in the journal Radiology: Cardiothoracic Imaging.

News | CT Angiography (CTA)

Aspirin Does Not Cut Risk in Non-Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease

April 28, 2022 — Aspirin therapy, as opposed to statin use, for non-obstructive coronary artery disease does not reduce ...

April 28, 2022

Myocarditis (inflammation of the heart muscle) after vaccination is rare, but some cases have been reported after receipt of the Pfizer/BioNTech or Moderna mRNA COVID-19 vaccine.

News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)

February 17, 2022 — While cardiac imaging shows that COVID-19 vaccine–associated myocarditis has a similar pattern as ...

February 17, 2022

Vaccine-associated myocarditis shows a similar injury pattern on cardiac MRI compared to other causes of myocarditis, but abnormalities are less severe, according to a new study published in the journal Radiology.

News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)

MRI Sheds Light on COVID Vaccine-Associated Heart Muscle Injury

February 15, 2022 — Vaccine-associated myocarditis shows a similar injury pattern on cardiac MRI compared to other ...

February 15, 2022

Lee Health’s Gulf Coast Medical Center in Fort Myers, Fla., recently became the first U.S. healthcare institution to install the Somatom X.ceed, a premium single-source computed tomography scanner from Siemens Healthineers.

News | Computed Tomography (CT)

Siemens Healthineers Announces First U.S. Install of Somatom X.ceed Premium Single-source CT Scanner

January 31, 2022 — Lee Health’s Gulf Coast Medical Center in Fort Myers, Fla., recently became the first U.S. healthcare ...

January 31, 2022