The use of non-invasive fractional flow reserve CT (FFR-CT) was the hottest topic discussed at the Society of...
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.
A comparison of a CT image of heavily calcified coronary arteries that appear to present a significant hemodynamic blockage and the corresponding FFR-CT showing the patient had adequate blood flow and does not need a diagnostic angiogram or intervention. Image courtesy of Kavitha Chinnaiyan, William Beaumont Hospital.
Feature | CT Angiography (CTA) | July 23, 2018 | Dave Fornell, Editor
Videos | Computed Tomography (CT) | July 23, 2018
Ed Nicol, M.D., FSCCT, MBA, head of cardiac CT, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, and chair of the Society of...
Videos | CT Angiography (CTA) | July 19, 2018
Kavitha Chinnaiyan, M.D., FACC, FSCCT, associate professor, Oakland University, William Beaumont School of Medicine...
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Blog | Cardiac PACS | March 29, 2018
Cardiologists need information from multiple sources to make accurate diagnoses and plan interventional therapies....
News | July 19, 2018
Here are the stories and other content in the July-August 2018 issue of Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology (...
Videos | July 18, 2018
Suhny Abbara, M.D., FSCCT, chief of cardiothoracic imaging and chair of the CT operations committee, University of...
Videos | CT Angiography (CTA) | July 18, 2018
A discussion with Gianluca Pontone, M.D., Ph.D., FSCCT, director of cardiovascular MRI, Centro Cardiologico Manzino...
Videos | Heart Valve Technology | July 18, 2018
Jonathon Leipsic, M.D., FSCCT, professor of radiology and cardiology at the University of British Columbia,...
Videos | Computed Tomography (CT) | July 17, 2018
An interview with Patrick Serruys, M.D., Ph.D., Imperial College London, principal investigator of the SYNTAX III...
Videos | CT Angiography (CTA) | July 17, 2018
A discussion with Todd Villines, M.D., FACC, FAHA, FSCCT, cardiologist, Georgetown Medical Center, and president of...
News | PET Imaging | July 17, 2018
July 17, 2018 — A new way to examine stress and inflammation in the heart will help Parkinson’s researchers test new...
News | Stroke | July 13, 2018
July 13, 2018 – iSchemaView has signed Diagnostic Imaging Australia (DIA) to be the exclusive distributor for the...
Technology | Computed Tomography (CT) | July 12, 2018
July 12, 2018 — Zebra Medical Vision has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)...
News | FFR Technologies | July 12, 2018
July 12, 2018 — CathWorks announced the approval of a new Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code 0523T for non-...
Technology | Ultrasound Transesophageal echo (TEE) | July 10, 2018
July 10, 2018 — Evanston, Ill.-based startup Visura Technologies has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food...
TomTec's work-in-progress virtual reality workstation to review echo exams in actual 3-D using video gaming technology. The operator is performing a valve area quantification measure during a demonstration on the expo floor of the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) 2018 in June.
Blog | Cardiovascular Ultrasound | July 10, 2018
I attended the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) 2018 meeting in June and have the following takeaways on...
