Cardiovascular Ultrasound

This channel includes news and new technology innovations about cardiovascular ultrasounds. Cardiovascular ultrasounds, or echocardiograms, use ultrasound imaging to provide a picture of the heart.

News | Cardiovascular Ultrasound | October 12, 2017

ASNC and ASE Team Up to Expand ImageGuide Registry

October 12, 2017 — The American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC) and the American Society of Echocardiography (...

Videos | Cardiovascular Ultrasound | October 12, 2017

VIDEO: Use of Ultrasound to Assess Heart Disease Risk

Sharon Mulvagh, M.D., FRCPC, FACC, FAHA, FASE, professor, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Dalhousie...

News | Ultrasound Intra-cardiac Echo (ICE) | September 20, 2017

Intracardiac Echo Should be More Widely Adopted to Minimize Radiation in Catheter Ablations

September 20, 2017 — Catheter...

Vascular screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm, peripheral artery disease and hypertension during the VIVA Study in Denmark

Vascular screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm, peripheral artery disease and hypertension during the VIVA Study. Photo credit: Lisbeth Hasager Justesen, Viborg Hospital.

News | Cardiac Diagnostics | September 12, 2017

Ultrasound Screening for Vascular Disease Saves One Life For Every 169 Patients Assessed

September 12, 2017 — A new screening program for vascular disease saves one life for every 169 men assessed,...

Technology | Cardiovascular Ultrasound | September 06, 2017

Siemens Healthineers Receives FDA Clearance for TrueFusion Structural Heart Disease Feature

September 6, 2017 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared TrueFusion, a new cardiovascular...

GE’s blood speckle imaging (BSI) software shows the flow of blood cells’ trajectories. It is a form of blood vector flow imaging.

GE’s blood speckle imaging (BSI) software offers the ability to view a graphical representation of the blood cells’ trajectories.

News | Cardiovascular Ultrasound | September 01, 2017

Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center in Milwaukee Adopts Latest Echocardiography Imaging Software

Cardiologists are constantly on the lookout for new methods to examine the heart using new imaging technology...