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.

Feature | Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Handheld Ultrasound Used to Monitor COVID-19 Patients With Cardiac Complications

September 15, 2020 — The world is facing a global pandemic with unknown implications, but it is now well known COVID-19 ...

Time September 15, 2020
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Videos | Coronavirus (COVID-19)
VIDEO: Example of a Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) Pediatric Echocardiogram

Case is a 6-month-old infant boy admitted to hospital due to respiratory distress then worsened by a pericardial ...

Time September 15, 2020
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The Epiq CVxi being used for TEE imaging in the cath lab. The system brings together advanced image quality, quantification and intelligence specifically for the cardiologist.
News | Ultrasound Imaging
Philips Expands Cardiovascular Ultrasound With Affiniti CVx to Increase Productivity

September 15, 2020 — Philips Healthcare recently introduced the latest addition to its portfolio of dedicated ...

Time September 15, 2020
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 A cardiac MRI is effective in identifying inflammation of the heart muscle in athletes and can help determine when those who have recovered from COVID-19 can safely return to play in competitive sports, according to a new study by researchers at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center.
News | Cardiac Imaging
Ohio State Study Shows Cardiac MRI Effective in Identifying Myocarditis in Athletes

September 14, 2020 — A cardiac MRI is effective in identifying inflammation of the heart muscle in athletes and can help ...

Time September 14, 2020
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The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) has launched its fourth annual artificial intelligence (AI) challenge, a competition among researchers to create applications that perform a clearly defined clinical task according to specified performance measures. The challenge for competitors this year is to create machine-learning algorithms to detect and characterize instances of pulmonary embolism.
News | Artificial Intelligence
RSNA Launches Pulmonary Embolism AI Challenge

September 11, 2020 — The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) has launched its fourth annual artificial ...

Time September 11, 2020
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Feature | CT Angiography (CTA)
Current Evidence for Cardiac CT Calls for Change in Recommendations and Reimbursements

September 8, 2020 — The Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC) published a report, “Current Evidence and ...

Time September 09, 2020
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Videos | Remote Viewing Systems
VIDEO: How GE Healthcare’s Zero Footprint Remote Image Viewer Supports Clinical Care

Enterprise viewers are designed to provide fast and easy access to a patient’s imaging history, and today’s modern ...

Time September 09, 2020
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The world market for artificial intelligence (AI)-based clinical applications for use in medical imaging is set to reach almost $1.5 billion by 2024 despite a slower-than-expected uptake of these products and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Feature | Artificial Intelligence | Sanjay M Parekh, Ph.D.
AI in Medical Imaging Market to Reach $1.5B by 2024

The world market for artificial intelligence (AI)-based clinical applications for use in medical imaging is set to reach ...

Time September 09, 2020
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Change Healthcare Enterprise Imaging and Change Healthcare Cardiology Hemo now available to Vizient’s diverse provider membership at enhanced savings
News | Enterprise Imaging
Change Healthcare Awarded Multi-Year Contracts by Vizient

September 9, 2020 — Change Healthcare announced that it has been awarded two multi-year contracts with Vizient. The ...

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During the SCCT 2020 virtual meeting, SCCT President Ron Blankstein, M.D., Brigham and Women's, presented the SCCT Gold Award to John Lesser, M.D., MSCCT, director of advanced imaging and cardiac CT, Minneapolis Heart Institute, Abbott Northwestern Hospital. 
News | CT Angiography (CTA) | Dave Fornell, Editor
SCCT Honors Cardiac CT Expert John Lesser For Research and Bringing Together Cardiology and Radiology

The Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) gave its 2020 Gold Metal Award to computed tomography (CT) ...

Time August 14, 2020
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Sheer stresses on the walls of arteries are believed to cause the formation atherosclerotic plaques. This is an area of research that is expected to see increased use in the next few years. This study was presented at SCCT 2020 as an example of how sheer stresses can help evaluate and predict the patency of coronary artery bypass grafts (CABG).
Feature | Computed Tomography (CT)
Key Trends in Cardiac CT at the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography 2020 Meeting

The latest technical advances and trends in computed tomography (CT) and the latest clinical study data were discussed ...

Time August 14, 2020
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The first and only FDA-approved gadolinium-based contrast agent for multi-patient dosing with an FDA-cleared Transfer Spike in the MR suite
News | Contrast Media
FDA Approves Gadavist (gadobutrol) Imaging Bulk Package

August 14, 2020 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the approval of the Gadavist (gadobutrol) ...

Time August 14, 2020
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Videos | Ultrasound Imaging
VIDEO: AI-Assisted Automatic Ejection Fraction for Point-of-Care Ultrasound

This is a tutorial video on how to perform an artificial intelligence (AI) automated cardiac ejection fraction ...

Time August 13, 2020
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Videos | Cardiac Imaging
VIDEO: Example of Strain Imaging That Can Derive Hemodynamic Data

Advanced visualization company Medis recently purchased Advanced Medical Imaging Development S.r.l. (AMID), which ...

Time August 12, 2020
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Videos | Computed Tomography (CT)
VIDEO: Photon Counting Detectors Will be the Next Major Advance in CT

Todd Villines, M.D., FACC, FAHA, MSCCT, said photon counting CT detectors were a key new technology discussed at the ...

Time August 12, 2020
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Videos | Artificial Intelligence
VIDEO: Artificial Intelligence to Automate CT Calcium Scoring and Radiomics

Todd Villines, M.D., FACC, FAHA, MSCCT, explains how artificial intelligence (AI) might be used in the near future to ...

Time August 12, 2020
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GE Healthcare Vscan with artificial intelligence (AI) automated left ventricular ejection fraction assessment with the Dia LVivo EF app. #ASE2020 #AI
News | Cardiovascular Ultrasound
GE Highlights New Cardiac Ultrasound Technologies at ASE 2020

August 12, 2020 — GE focused on the latest innovations from the handheld ultrasound, Vscan Extend system, which is about ...

Time August 12, 2020
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Videos | Computed Tomography (CT)
VIDEO: Key Cardiac CT Papers Presented at SCCT 2020

Todd Villines, M.D., FACC, FAHA, MSCCT, explains some of more influential cardiac CT clinical papers from the past year ...

Time August 11, 2020
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Videos | CT Angiography (CTA)
VIDEO: CT Coronary Plaque Quantification Will Become Major Risk Assessment

Todd Villines, M.D., FACC, FAHA, MSCCT, explains how coronary plaque assessment will become a new risk assessment tool ...

Time August 11, 2020
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Videos | Computed Tomography (CT)
VIDEO: CT Sees Increased Use During COVID-19

Todd Villines, M.D., FACC, FAHA, MSCCT, explains some of the discussion on CT used for COVID-19 patients at the Society ...

Time August 11, 2020
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