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.

Data fatigue: Machine learning predicts post-echocardiography survival with EHR assistance

Machine learning can accurately predict survival after echocardiography by analyzing unique data produced from heart images and electronic health record (EHR) information, according to a recent study in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology: Cardiovascular Imaging.

June 15, 2018

Ultrafast Doppler imaging can visualize vascular areas ‘uncharted’ by current angiography methods

A new vascular imaging technique—coronary ultrafast Doppler angiography (CUDA)—can accurately and noninvasively map the intramyocardial coronary structure and quantify fluctuations in intramural coronary blood flow.

June 14, 2018
Machine Learning

Machine learning with echocardiographic, EHR data improves survival predictions

Machine learning models using echocardiographic data and variables from the electronic health record (EHR) can significantly improve mortality predictions compared to traditional risk scores, researchers reported in JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging.

June 14, 2018
USPSTF

USPSTF: Do not screen asymptomatic adults for CVD using ECG

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) issued a Grade D recommendation against screening with resting or exercise electrocardiography (ECG) to prevent cardiovascular disease events in asymptomatic adults at low risk of CVD events.

June 13, 2018

CT angiography paired with FFR can inform decisions for certain CAD patients

CT angiography (CTA), coupled with fractional flow reserve (FFR), demonstrated an ability to detect functionally significant lesions in patients with multivessel coronary artery disease (CAD).

June 12, 2018

Noninvasive FFR assessment can guide revascularization decisions for multivessel CAD

A noninvasive imaging technique combined with fractional flow reserve (FFR) showed the potential to detect functionally significant lesions in patients with multivessel coronary artery disease (CAD), according to a study published June 11 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

June 12, 2018

Researcher highlights importance of imaging, biomarkers in cardio-oncology

A scientist at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)’s annual meeting discussed how cardiac imaging and biomarker measurements could improve care for cancer survivors.

June 11, 2018

Leading medical provider awarded prestigious European radiation safety ranking

Affidea, the leading European provider of diagnostic imaging, outpatient and cancer care services, announced that 11 of its centers have been awarded "5 Stars" on the EuroSafe Wall by the European Society of Radiology.

June 11, 2018