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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Advocate Condell unveils $87M cardiac center

Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville, Ill. is opening a new $87 million, five-story tower which will offer a full spectrum of cardiac care on April 18.

Philips unveils Hybrid OR

University Hospital Zurich will launch a hybrid OR using Philips FlexMove, combining a surgical OR with advanced x-ray imaging.

JNC: PET widely applicable for coronary endothelial function

A review describing the basic aspects, practical measurements and clinical applications of coronary endothelial function using myocardial perfusion PET in subjects with various coronary risk factors and published online in the Journal of Nuclear Cardiology outlined the utility of PET in this population.

Royalty Pharma acquires royalties on Lexiscan

Royalty Pharma has acquired the rights to certain royalties payable on sales of the pharmacologic stress agent Lexiscan and the antibiotic Cubicin from an undisclosed seller for a cash payment of $487 million.

JNM: Scintigraphic techniques detect cardio toxicity of anticancer agents

New anti-tumor agents result in significant benefits for cancer patients, but may have serious cardiovascular side effects which can be detected early using scintigraphic techniques, according to an article published in the April issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

ACC: 1-second CT, mini ultrasound will dominate imaging in 2020

New OrleansPresenters provided a sneak peek at the state of cardiovascular imaging in 2020, at an Integrated Imaging session held Sunday at the annual meeting of the American College of Cardiology. In cardiovascular imaging's rosy future, cadiologists will employ a host of modalities to improve diagnosis and inform management. Plus outcome studies will better delineate the value of imaging.

JACC Feature: Seeing calcium scans leads to better health

People who underwent coronary artery calcium scanning with a subsequent risk factor counseling session that included a look at their calcium took more steps to improve their health without increasing downstream medical costs compared with those who did not receive calcium scanning, according to the results of the EISNER trial published online March 23 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

Echocardiography in Guiding Cardiac Interventions

Tuesday, April 5, 10:45-2:15 PM

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Global shortage of nuclear imaging isotopes may be over

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.

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‘A huge win’: CMS significantly increases Medicare payments for cardiac CT

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.

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FDA clears AI tool that flags signs of heart disease in chest CT scans

The newly cleared offering, AutoChamber, was designed with opportunistic screening in mind. It can evaluate many different kinds of CT images, including those originally gathered to screen patients for lung cancer. 

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