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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MRI reveals cerebellum acts as brain monitor to help improve cognitive, emotional function

Using MRI technology, researchers from Washington University in St. Louis have found the cerebellum—a part of the brain long ignored by scientists—is more involved in higher-order thinking than previously thought, according to a report published Oct. 25 by NPR.

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X-ray angiography outperforms digital subtraction angiography, reduces radiation exposure 

Kinetic imaging in x-ray angiography outperforms digital subtraction angiography at providing better image quality and reducing radiation exposure for improved viewing of small blood vessels, according to research published online Oct. 16 in Radiology.

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Augmented reality helps cardiologists visualize 3D images, plan complex procedures

Augmented reality (AR) allows cardiologists to visualize and explore three-dimensional (3D) myocardial scarring images in the heart as they perform ventricular tachycardia ablation or other electrophysiological surgical interventions, according to research published in PLOS One.

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Can cardiac MRI replace echocardiography for diagnosing pulmonary hypertension?

Cardiac MRI can accurately diagnose patients with pulmonary hypertension (PH), according to an Oct. 23 study published in Radiology. Results may help improve PH detection rates and enhance care for patients with severe cases.

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UC radiology, patient care workers strike over pay, outsourcing, insurance issues

A three-day strike involving more than 15,000 University of California radiology technologists and other patient care workers officially took to the streets yesterday, according to a report by the Los Angeles Times.

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Ambra Health launches first mobile app for medical images

Medical data and image management company Ambra Health has launched its first iOS mobile app for healthcare providers and patients to access medical images anywhere and at any time through their smartphones, Ambra Health announced in a press release on Oct. 23.

At ASTRO, Siemens Healthineers unveil RT Pro Edition for Biograph Vision for PET/CT radiation therapy planning

RT package of latest PET/CT scanner offers comprehensive therapy planning solution.

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Study: Delayed stroke treatment precipitates stiff costs for healthcare

Delaying treatment for stroke patients may significantly increase healthcare and societal costs while shortening quality of life for every hour that goes by, according to a study presented Oct. 18 at the World Stroke Congress in Montreal, Québec, Canada.

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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.