A large urban healthcare system that implemented coronary CT angiography (CTA) to triage low-risk chest pain patients in the emergency department cut length of stay in half. The system also reported a very low downstream testing rate for patients with negative results and mild stenosis, according to a study published in this month's issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.

The Orlando Health Heart Institute in Orlando, Fla., has installed Toshiba America Medical Systems’ Aquilion ONE CT system for cardiac exams.

The American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) and GE Healthcare have teamed to provide a cardiovascular ultrasound training event for healthcare providers caring for underserved populations in rural northwest India.

CHICAGO—African-American patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) have much less fat around their hearts compared to Caucasians, researchers reported Nov. 28 at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).

CHICAGO—Cardiac CT is a dose reduction success story, according to a presentation Nov. 25 at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). 

St. Luke’s University Hospital in Bethlehem, Pa., has installed the Discovery IGS 730 hybrid operating room (OR) from GE Healthcare. The interventional suite received FDA clearance in February.

Health Canada has cleared GE Healthcare’s cardiac imaging platform, the Discovery CT750 HD FREEdom Edition.

The format for reporting clinically significant carotid stenosis varies substantially across the Veterans Health Administration, the largest integrated healthcare system in the U.S., according to an analysis published online in Radiology.