Cardiac Imaging

While cardiac ultrasound is the widely used imaging modality for heart assessments, computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and nuclear imaging are also used and are often complimentary, each offering specific details about the heart other modalities cannot. For this reason the clinical question being asked often determines the imaging test that will be used.

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Carestream’s Cone Beam CT System Designed to Offer Orthopaedic Practices Affordable, High-Quality 3D Extremity Images

Compact, Portable CBCT System Showcased at Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.

inviCRO acquires Molecular NeuroImaging (MNI) to establish full spectrum translational imaging capabilities

BOSTON, MA (February 25, 2016) - inviCRO, LLC,  and Molecular NeuroImaging, LLC, both leading providers of imaging service solutions and analysis for research and drug development,  announced they will merge all activities to provide the most comprehensive set of imaging services across the spectrum of drug development.  inviCRO has acquired MNI and MNI will operate as a division of inviCRO. 

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Study: CTA may be viable alternative to invasive angiography

Coronary computed tomography angiography (CTA) is comparable to traditional invasive angiography for the detection and exclusion of lesion-specific ischemia, according to results of a study recently published online in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

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Brain imaging helps treat stroke victims beyond the ‘golden window’

New research presented at the American Stroke Association’s (ASA) International Stroke Conference 2016 suggests that brain imaging may be just as capable as time in identifying patients likely to benefit from stroke clot removal.

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New Digital X-ray Technology Delivers Rapid Access to Diagnostic Images of Football Players at 2016 NFL Combine

Carestream’s Digital X-ray Systems Help Physicians Assess Players’ Injuries; Cone Beam CT System is Being Designed for Orthopaedic Imaging. 

Konica Minolta Medical Imaging Advances the Design of Digital Radiology Solutions in Mexico with New AeroDR LT

WAYNE, N.J., FEB 17, 2016 – Konica Minolta Medical Imaging, a market leader in medical diagnostic Primary Imaging Solutions, will launch the new AeroDR LT* in Mexico at the Annual Course of Radiology and Imaging, booth #31. The meeting will be held at the World Trade Center in Mexico City, February 17-20, 2016.

BTG, Royal Philips announces first patient treated with new radiopaque embolic bead

A collaboration between BTG plc and Royal Philips has resulted in the first liver cancer patient ever to be treated with LC Bead LUMI using Philips live image guidance, according to a joint press release.

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Nuffield Health expands imaging capabilities with five new MR systems from Siemens Healthcare

Five Nuffield Health sites across the UK have improved imaging capabilities with MAGNETOM Aera Wide Bore 1.5T MR systems. The fixed technology replaces a mobile service, resulting in an increase in patient referrals and a more comfortable patient experience 

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Positron, a New York-based nuclear imaging company, will now provide Upbeat Cardiology Solutions with advanced PET/CT systems and services. 

The nuclear imaging isotope shortage of molybdenum-99 may be over now that the sidelined reactor is restarting. ASNC's president says PET and new SPECT technologies helped cardiac imaging labs better weather the storm.

CMS has more than doubled the CCTA payment rate from $175 to $357.13. The move, expected to have a significant impact on the utilization of cardiac CT, received immediate praise from imaging specialists.