Cardiac Imaging

The cardiac imaging channel includes the modalities of computed tomography (CT), cardiac ultrasound (echocardiography), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), nuclear imaging (PET and SPECT), and angiography.

Figure 1. MRI shows late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) at the right ventricular attachment (arrow) of a 19-year-old male. Note: this image is for illustrative purposes only and is not associated with the Big Ten study group. Image courtesy of Radiology.
News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)
COVID-19 Linked to Heart Inflammation in College Athletes

November 29, 2021 — A small but significant percentage of college athletes with COVID-19 develop myocarditis, a ...

Time November 29, 2021
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News | Computed Tomography (CT)
Philips Collaborates With Leading Institutes to Bring Its Breakthrough Spectral CT Imaging into the Interventional Suite

November 28, 2021 — Royal Philips, a leader in health technology, unveiled its vision for interventional medicine by ...

Time November 28, 2021
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Carestream Health will showcase its innovations in mobile medical imaging with the Ziehm Vision RFD C-arm and DRX-Revolution Mobile X-ray System at the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) conference in Chicago.
News | X-Ray
Carestream Highlights Vital Advancements in Mobile Imaging at RSNA 2021

November 19, 2021 — Carestream Health will showcase its innovations in mobile medical imaging with the Ziehm Vision RFD ...

Time November 19, 2021
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News | Artificial Intelligence
Viz.ai Launches Two New AI-Powered Modules for Pulmonary Embolism and Aortic Disease

November 18, 2021 — Viz.ai, a leader in AI-driven intelligent care coordination, announced the U.S. commercial launch of ...

Time November 18, 2021
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A multidisciplinary team of scientists based at the Universidad de Valladolid and the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC) has developed a highly efficient method for identifying the three-dimensional features of the scar tissue formed after a myocardial infarction.
News | Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
3D Mapping of Post-infarction Scarring Increases the Prognostic Potential of Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging

November 11, 2021 — A multidisciplinary team of scientists based at the Universidad de Valladolid and the Centro ...

Time November 11, 2021
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Philips, a global leader in health technology, announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire Cardiologs, a France-based medical technology company focused on transforming cardiac diagnostics using artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud technology. Cardiologs will further strengthen Philips’ cardiac monitoring and diagnostics offering with innovative software technology, electrocardiogram (ECG) analysis and reporting services
News | Cardiac Imaging
Philips to Expand Its Cardiac Diagnostics and Monitoring Portfolio With the Acquisition of Cardiologs

November 10, 2021 — Philips, a global leader in health technology, announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire ...

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With new productivity features and functionalities, Agfa HealthCare demonstrates how the right tools can help radiology leadership derive increased value from medical imaging
News | Enterprise Imaging
Agfa HealthCare Showcases a Suite of Technology Innovations at RSNA21

November 10, 2021 — With new productivity features and functionalities, Agfa HealthCare demonstrates how the right tools ...

Time November 10, 2021
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T1-Based Criteria for Myocarditis on Cardiac MRI in Patients With Recent COVID-19 mRNA Vaccination: Early gadolinium enhancement (EGE) compared with precontrast SSFP sequence (not shown) is observed on early postcontrast short-axis SSFP images in (A) 16-year-old male, (B) 17-year-old male, (C) 16-year-old male, and (D) 19-year-old male, and on early postcontrast short-axis perfusion image in (E) 17-year-old male (arrow, A-E). Late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) is also present (arrows) in all 5 patients (F, G
News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Cardiac MRI of Myocarditis After COVID-19 Vaccination in Adolescents

November 1, 2021 — According to ARRS’ American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), radiologists need to be cognizant of the ...

Time November 01, 2021
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Cardiac CTA derived left atrium emptying fraction (LAEF) improves predictive performance of established clinical risk scores and may be used to assess TAVR patient risk during pre-procedure workup and post-procedural surveillance. These images show LAVmax (A and B), LAVmin (C and D), and LAEF using cardiac CTA. LAEF was calculated as (LAVmax-LAVmin)/LAVmax x 100. Given LAVmax of 109 mL and LAVmin of 80 mL, the LAEF was calculated to be 27%. Image courtesy of AJR.
News | Computed Tomography (CT)
Cardiac CTA Parameters Predict Post-TAVR Mortality

October 14, 2021 — Cardiac computed tomography angiography (CTA) derived left atrium emptying fraction (LAEF) improves ...

Time October 14, 2021
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Cardiac coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) exam showing different views of the myocardium and the coronary arteries. This was scanned on a Canon Aquilion Prime CT scanner.
Feature | Cardiac Imaging
Trends in Cardiac Imaging Over Past Decade Show Rapid Rise in CT

October 6, 2021 – A new study published in Radiology: Cardiothoracic Imaging on cardiac imaging trends over a decade ...

Time October 06, 2021
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A new study published in Radiology: Cardiothoracic Imaging on cardiac imaging trends over a decade reports that the rate of coronary computed tomography angiography (cCTA) exams by radiologists in hospital outpatient departments increased markedly from 2010 to 2019, suggesting a bright future for the technology.
News | Cardiac Imaging
Study Analyzes a Decade of Cardiac Imaging Trends

September 28, 2021 — A new study published in Radiology: Cardiothoracic Imaging on cardiac imaging trends over a decade ...

Time September 28, 2021
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Doctors say they should be making medical decisions with patients, not insurance carriers and outline principles for noninvasive testing
News | Cardiac Imaging
Cardiovascular Imaging Organizations Denounce Test Substitution by Insurance Companies

September 22, 2021 — Test selection should be a shared decision between patient and physician rather than directed by ...

Time September 23, 2021
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Researchers studied participants in the Women’s Environmental Cancer and Radiation Epidemiology Study to evaluate the risk of coronary artery disease in breast cancer survivors.
News | Women's Health
Left Breast Radiation Therapy Doubles Heart Disease Risk in Young Women

September 22, 2021 — Radiation therapy is an effective and widely used treatment for breast cancer. While the benefits ...

Time September 22, 2021
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Shimadzu Medical Systems USA, a leading manufacturer of advanced medical X-ray imaging systems, has announced that the Trinias unity edition product line has been awarded a contract from Vizient, Inc., a healthcare performance improvement company, effective Sept. 1, 2021.
News | X-Ray
Shimadzu Receives Vizient Contract for Cardiac and Vascular Interventional Systems and General Radiology Systems

September 17, 2021 — Shimadzu Medical Systems USA, a leading manufacturer of advanced medical X-ray imaging systems, has ...

Time September 17, 2021
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Us2.ai, a Singapore-based medtech firm backed by Sequoia India and EDBI, has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for Us2.v1, a completely automated AI decision support tool for cardiac ultrasound.
News | Cardiovascular Ultrasound
FDA Clears Fully Automated Cardiac Ultrasound Solution to Measure 2D and Doppler

September 14, 2021 – Us2.ai, a Singapore-based medtech firm backed by Sequoia India and EDBI, has received U.S. Food and ...

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Transverse view of as lung CT showing heavy areas of COVID pneumonia in the lungs
News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Similarities and Differences of CT Features Between COVID-19 Pneumonia and Heart Failure

August 19, 2021 — In a new publication from Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications; DOI, Zhaowei Zhu, Jianjun Tang ...

Time August 19, 2021
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Images, or a digital twin mitral valve of a patient, created from cardiac ultrasound that were used to perform a virtual surgical procedure to test how the intervention would impact the patient prior to actually performing the procedure. The right image shows color coding for sheer stresses on the valve leaflets before and after the virtual surgery. The left image shows the model quantitation of leaflet coaptation at peak systole prior to the the virtual surgery.
Feature | Ultrasound Imaging
Development of Computer Generated Virtual Hearts Using Echocardiography

Outside of medicine, computer-generated virtual twins of real machines like cars or airplanes have been used in ...

Time July 28, 2021
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An example of HeartFlow's FFR-CT analysis of blockage severity in a patient's coronary vessels based on a cardiac CT scan.
News | Cardiac Imaging
HeartFlow Becomes Publicly Traded Company With Longview Acquisition Merger

July 15, 2021 — HeartFlow, which has commercialized noninvasive computed tomography derived fractional flow reserve (FFR ...

Time July 15, 2021
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Humana’s new draft Fusion policy outlines coverage determinations for myocardial assessment and the use of PET/CT and SPECT/CT for certain neurologic indications. ASNC has submitted additional feedback on the draft policy.
News | PET-CT
Humana Hears ASNC’s Concerns, Reverses Restrictive PET/CT Coverage Policy

July 13, 2021 — In a recent blog, the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC) reported that Humana, one of the ...

Time July 13, 2021
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Ultra-fast, less than one-minute scan time, cardiac MRI enables accurate assessment of heart anatomy and function, improves patient comfort, increases access to care, and reduces costs
News | Cardiac Imaging
Philips and the Spanish National Center for Cardiovascular Research Collaborate on New Ultra-fast Cardiac MRI Protocol

July 2, 2021 — Philips has participated in an important research project to develop a magnetic resonance (MR) imaging ...

Time July 02, 2021
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