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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When treating low-risk stable chest pain, what’s the most cost-effective imaging option?

One key detail of the team's analysis was that anatomic imaging strategies are associated with an especially high sensitivity for detecting coronary artery disease. 

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CathWorks receives $30M in new funding for CAD-focused angiography system

FFRangio is a noninvasive technology that transforms routine angiogram images into "objective and comprehensive" physiology information.

Cardiac MRI shows myocarditis less common in athletes recovered from COVID-19 than previously thought

The modality also beat out all other tests, including EKG, echocardiograms and clinical exams, at identifying athletes with muscle heart inflammation, experts reported in Circulation.

Ultromics receives FDA Clearance for a first-of-kind solution in Echocardiography to help clinicians diagnose disease

EchoGo Pro was trialed and validated in the UK and US, improving the diagnostic accuracy of clinicians for coronary artery disease.

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Comprehensive CT is the most cost-effective initial imaging strategy in stroke patients

The additional information from angiography and perfusion exams contributes extra insight for clinicians to quickly select patients for thrombectomy, researchers explained.

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Edwards evaluating the safety, effectiveness of new mitral valve repair solution

The system was designed to require only one small incision to repair a patient’s mitral valve. 

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Doctor admits to performing thousands of unnecessary angiography exams in $29M fraud scheme

A Florida heart surgeon would perform two invasive procedures on each patient's leg—whether required or not—and fraudulently bill insurers, according to a Department of Justice investigation.