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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Scanner developed in Scotland is 'like 100 MRIs in one'

Ten years in the making, a new scanner that has been called "100 MRIs in one" is now being used on patients in Scotland by a team of reserachers at the University of Aberdeen.

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New MRI research discovers depression, anxiety change the brain

Researchers in China have discovered that depression and social anxiety cause noticeable structural abnormalities in the brain, according to a recent release from the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).

New contrast agent alternative may replace gadolinium in MRI

According to a recent article by RadiologyBusiness, a new study may have discovered a viable alternative to gadolinium-based contrast agents (GBCAs) used in MR imaging. 

Atrius Health and Envision Radiology are latest providers to select Ambra Health for best-in-class medical image exchange

Ambra Health rolls out new features across 1,000+ provider network in advance of RSNA Conference. 

Mysterious creature spotted in UC Berkeley MRI scan

Spotted: a mysterious, ghostly creature making an appearance in an MRI machine at the University of California, Berkeley.

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The pros, cons of social media in health communications

According to statistics, roughly two billion people worldwide are social media users, with that number expected to double by 2018. So why might there be little attention on social media in health communications?  

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CT scans for chest pain widely performed, rarely valuable

Patients presenting in the emergency department with pronounced chest pain but no other signs of acute coronary syndromes don’t have better outcomes when they’re sent for stress testing or coronary CT angiography (CCTA) on top of gurney-side clinical assessment with blood testing, echocardiogram and so on.

Hartford HealthCare’s ImageConnect Project: How Strategy, Growth and a VNA Made It Happen

Sponsored by Sectra

Hartford HealthCare is Connecticut’s most comprehensive healthcare network. Over the last several years, this community and academic health system has grown significantly through its strategic affiliations with hospitals and a variety of providers. 

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Cardiovascular Business
Positron partners with Upbeat Cardiology Solutions to improve cardiac PET/CT access

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

Cardiovascular Business
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.

Cardiovascular Business
‘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.