The American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) and the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI) have jointly released an update to recommendations for the evaluation of left ventricular diastolic function using echocardiography imaging. The update was recently published in the April issue of the Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography.

The Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) announced that Matthew J. Budoff, MD, had won its 2016 Gold Medal Award.

Wayne, NJ, April 19, 2016 – Konica Minolta Medical Imaging, a leader in Primary Imaging Solutions, is pleased to announce its support and participation in the Your Best Pathway to Health event, a free healthcare event being held April 27-29 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Your Best Pathway to Health, a non-profit service of the Adventist-Layman’s Services & Industries (ASI), in partnership with the Adventist Health, Loma Linda University Health, Seventh-day Adventist Church and other entities, will hold a Mega Clinic to provide medical, surgical, vision and dental services to the public, all free of charge.

A majority of Veterans Health Administration (VHA) patients who underwent carotid revascularization for asymptomatic carotid disease were diagnosed based on “uncertain” or “inappropriate” imaging, according to a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine. 

TUSTIN, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Providers can now image a wider range of patients with a low cost of ownership as Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc.’s AquilionTM Lightning was FDA cleared with a more powerful 50-kW generator. The Aquilion Lightning meets the business and clinical needs of hospitals looking for a reliable, premium-component, entry-level CT system that maximizes their equipment investment.

Stent retrievers guided by radiography allow for faster treatment of ischemic stroke and improve patient outcomes, according to results of a new study published online April 19 in the journal Radiology.

Italian researchers have successfully linked the amount of time spent inside cardiac catheterization labs—and therefore the time spent exposed to potentially harmful radiation—with an increased prevalence in negative health conditions such as skin lesions, cataracts and hypertension, according to results published online in the journal Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions.

A coalition of leading medical societies, including the American College of Radiology, have issued recommendations to the Medicare Evidence Development Coverage Advisory Committee calling for continued research into treatment and clinical management of peripheral arterial disease.