Coronary CT angiography is commonly used to assess patients at low or intermediate risk of CAD but is less effective in high-risk patients with an increased presence of coronary calcifications and stents due to the “blooming” effect they have on imaging.

Patients are waiting upward of nine months for biopsies, prompting concerns from the local radiological society. 

Radiologists need better access to patient data stored in the electronic medical record, imaging IT expert Rik Primo explains. 

Contact force-sensing catheters were developed to help overcome the issue of incomplete ablation lesions.

Jonathan Lindner, MD, offers an update on the use of echocardiography and bubble contrast agents in a therapy role to help revascularize STEMI patients and increase drug and gene delivery.

The American Medical Association said it is developing a targeted, grassroots campaign to begin fighting for Medicare reform. 

Researchers compared minithoracotomy, a minimally invasive procedure for treating degenerative mitral regurgitation, with conventional surgery, sharing their findings in JAMA. The research was previously presented as a late-breaking study at ACC.23. 

Imaging IT expert Rik Primo discusses emerging issues he saw at RSNA and HIMSS.