Global longitudinal strain (GLS), imaged via speckle-tracking, proved a superior predictor of mortality than left ventricular fraction (LVEF) in a study of acute heart failure patients, Cardiovascular Business reports.

In light of the advances of machine learning (ML) in imaging, a team of researchers recently scoured ML-algorithm-based cardiovascular CT progress to offer an understanding of its benefits—and its limitations.

An imaging technology called RAPID CTA that enables 3D visualization of a brain’s blood vessels has received FDA clearance, iSchemaView announced May 1.

A new device allows clinicians to remove blood clots from the pulmonary arteries and improve right ventricular function without the use of thrombolytics, according to a late-breaking clinical study presented April 26 at SCAI 2018 in San Diego.

With the appropriate amount of education and training, technologists can interpret chest x-rays with the same level of diagnostic accuracy and quality as radiologists, according to a study published in Academic Radiology.

Vienna, VA (April 25, 2017) — James K. Min, MD, FSCCT, has been selected for a five-year term as the new editor-in-chief of the Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (JCCT). He in turn has named Todd C. Villines, MD, FSCCT, as executive editor along with Gudrun Feuchtner, MD.

James K. Min, MD, and professor of Radiology and Medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine has been chosen for a five-year term as new editor-in-chief of the Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (CT).