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This channel includes news and new technology innovations for healthcare information technology (HIT) as it relates to cardiology reporting systems, cardiac PACS, electronic medical records, electronic health records, EMRs, EHRs, radiology PACS integration, clinical decision support, advaned imaging visualization, analytics software and cybersecurity.

Sheer stresses on the walls of arteries are believed to cause the formation atherosclerotic plaques. This is an area of research that is expected to see increased use in the next few years. This study was presented at SCCT 2020 as an example of how sheer stresses can help evaluate and predict the patency of coronary artery bypass grafts (CABG). #SCCT2020 #yesCCT
Feature | CT Angiography (CTA) | Dave Fornell, Editor

The latest technical advances and trends in computed tomography (CT) and the latest clinical study data were discussed ...

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Videos | CT Angiography (CTA)

Todd Villines, M.D., FACC, FAHA, MSCCT, explains how coronary plaque assessment will become a new risk assessment tool ...

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News | Cardiovascular Ultrasound

August 4, 2020 — Imaging software company TomTec has released its new TomTec-Arena 2020 product, which offers new ...

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An example of perivascular fat attenuation index (FAI) imaging inside the coronary vascular wall to show areas of inflammation. #SCCT2020
Feature | CT Angiography (CTA) | Dave Fornell, Editor

There is a promising recent development in cardiovascular computed tomography angiography (CCTA) to analyze plaque to ...

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News | Radiation Dose Management

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

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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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News | Cardiac Imaging

May 27, 2020 — The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) announced today that its 106th Scientific Assembly and ...

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Feature | Cardiovascular Information Systems (CVIS) | Dave Fornell, Editor

According to the healthcare IT market research firm KLAS, adopting structured reporting is top of mind in the cardiovasc ...

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News | Coronavirus (COVID-19) | By Melinda Taschetta-Millane

April 4, 2020 — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) revised its recommendations, stating that everyone ...

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News | Cardiovascular Business

March 17, 2020 — The Trump Administration today announced expanded Medicare telehealth coverage that will enable ...

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News | CT Angiography (CTA)

March 16, 2020 — The Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) released a new expert consensus document on ...

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