Cardiac Imaging

The cardiac imaging channel includes the modalities of computed tomography (CT), cardiac ultrasound (echocardiography), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), nuclear imaging (PET and SPECT), and angiography. 

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July 21, 2020 — Interventional cardiology is ranked as the occupation with the highest level of radiation exposure in ...

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News | CT Angiography (CTA)

July 20, 2020 – To meet the growing cardiovascular imaging needs of healthcare systems, Canon Medical Systems USA is ...

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News | ASNC

July 15, 2020 — The American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC) 2020 meeting is going virtual due to the COVID-19 ...

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Videos | Cath Lab

Richard Botto, CVT, RCSA, chief cardiovascular technologist, division of cardiology, cardiac cath lab, offers an ...

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News | Cardiac Imaging

July 15, 2020 — Cardiac CT exams performed to assess heart health also provide an effective way to screen for osteoporos ...

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Cardiac MRI for four children with clinical diagnosis of acute myocarditis in the setting of COVID-19–related Kawasaki-like symptoms of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C). Cardiac MRI of COVID pediatric COVID-19 patients.
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July 8, 2020 — Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has been shown to be helpful in evaluating multisystem ...

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News | Cardiovascular Business

July 8, 2020 – Philips Healthcare and Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust announced a seven-year managed service ...

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The Medis QFR technology allows non-invasive functional FFR assessment of coronary flow based on standard X-ray angiographic images in the cath lab without the use of a pressure wire.
Feature | FFR Technologies | Dave Fornell, Editor

Fractional flow reserve (FFR) pressure wires have been used now in interventional cardiology procedures for more than a ...

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News | Cardiac Imaging

June 29, 2020 — A type of smart magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan used in people with heart disease could help ...

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News | Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT)

June 26, 2020 — Abbott announced new data from the company's LightLab Initiative that showed optical coherence ...

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Blog | Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Prior to January 2020 when clinicians read about the history of the 1918 flu, and epidemiologists predicted we were ...

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Two examples of CT myocardial perfusion (CTP) imaging assessment software. Canon is on the left and GE Healthcare is on the right. Both of these technologies have been around for a few years, but there have been an increasing amount of clinical data from studies showing the accuracy of the technology compared to nuclear imaging, the current stand of care for myocardial perfusion imaging, and cardiac MRI.
Feature | CT Angiography (CTA) | Dave Fornell, Editor

Here is an overview of a few of the biggest technology advances in cardiovascular computed tomography (CT). These are ...

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Russian interventional cardiologist Alexey Pankov in full personal protective equipment (PPE) for a cath lab procedure in Moscow during the COVID-19 era. Right, an image of the COVID-19 virus from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Feature | Coronavirus (COVID-19) | Dave Fornell, Editor

It was originally thought novel coronavirus (COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2) was primarily a respiratory disorder, but as larger ...

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News | Cardiovascular Ultrasound

June 4, 2020 — Intra-operative transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) is a versatile diagnostic and monitoring tool used ...

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All coronavirus content continued as the most popular content in May 2020. Two of the major topics included an article on the new Kawasaki-like inflammatory disease that affects children with COVID-19 and articles and videos on the cardiovascular effects of hydroxychloroquine in treating or preventing COVID. #COVID19 #SARScov2
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June 4, 2020 — Here is the list of the most popular content on the Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology (DAIC) magaz ...

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