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.

Scientist wins $250K to study AI-enabled CV imaging

A Seattle-based scientist has received a quarter of a million dollars to streamline MR imaging and analysis, the American Heart Association announced Jan. 29.

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ASRT’s largest-ever grant awarded for new heart imaging research

The $25,000 award will help test if sonography can rival calcium CT scoring for evaluating calcific plaque in the abdominal aorta.

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90 second scan analyzes emergency department chest pain

A new magnetocardiography modality performed similarly to stress testing and coronary angiography in diagnosing unexplained chest pain, according to a new pilot study.

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New Cardiac Cath Lab Embraces Enterprise Imaging

Sponsored by Sectra

When the cardiac and neurovascular catheterization lab at Riverside University Health System Medical Center (RUHS-MC) treated its first patient last February, the opening represented many things to many people.

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New AAA findings suggest follow-up imaging protocols may need updating

A blood clot in the aortic wall leads to more accelerated and life-threatening growth of abdominal aortic aneurysms. In light of the research, clinicians may need to shorten the time between surveillance.

Simple ECG score helps estimate MI infarct size

A simple ECG score could help physicians estimate infarct size in patients with prior MI, according to work published Jan. 24 in the Journal of the American Heart Association.

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Combining top CT stroke analyzers accurately predicts thrombectomy outcomes

Stroke patients with a favorable imaging profile on both non-contrast CT and CT perfusion achieved better 90-day functional independence rates than all other groups, according to results of the SELECT study.

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CT angiography cost-effective for detecting LVO in patients with minor stroke

CT angiography—preferably followed by immediate thrombectomy—was cost-effective and beneficial for triage in a recent study of patients with acute minor stroke, researchers reported in Radiology Jan. 14.