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.

The authors used a questionnaire to collect in three rural districts data on symptoms and clinical characteristics after COVID-19, with the focus on symptoms after 12 weeks.
News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)
The Effects of Long COVID

June 27, 2022 — Three articles and an accompanying editorial provide information on the effects of Long COVID in the ...

Time June 28, 2022
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The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) reports that Coronary Artery Calcium (CAC) scoring with use of noncontrast electrocardiographically gated Computed Tomography (CT) is a fast, inexpensive and reproducible examination that effectively-predicts risk for development of cardiovascular diseases and guides preventive therapy in asymptomatic individuals
News | Cardiac Imaging
CAC Scoring from CT Scans Proves to be Powerful Tool for Physicians

June 24, 2022 — The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) reports that Coronary Artery Calcium (CAC) scoring with ...

Time June 24, 2022
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Markus Schwaiger, MD, receives SNMMI Georg Charles de Hevesy Nuclear Pioneer Award
News | PET Imaging
Markus Schwaiger, MD, receives SNMMI Georg Charles de Hevesy Nuclear Pioneer Award

June 21, 2022 — Markus Schwaiger, MD, a scientist known for his contributions to cardiac PET imaging, has been named as ...

Time June 21, 2022
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System geometry, imaging mechanism, and performance evaluation of a self-collimating SPECT for fast dynamic cardiac imaging
News | SPECT Imaging
Revolutionary Technology Shortens Cardiac Scan Time, Provides High-quality SPECT Images

June 15, 2022 — A cardiac SPECT imaging system performs scans 10 to 100 times faster than current SPECT systems ...

Time June 15, 2022
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Representative case with acute anterior wall myocardial infarction: Myocardial perfusion images using 99mTc-tetrofosmin at rest (first row), 68Ga-FAPI-46 PET (second row), late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) from cardiac magnetic resonance (third row) and schematic drawings of the left ventricle (fourth row). Area of fibroblast activation exceeds infarct area and LGE signal, most common type of myocardial FAP-distribution. Bottom left: Mean areas of perfusion defect, FAPI-signal and LGE of 35 studied patients
News | PET Imaging
SNMMI Image of the Year: New Biomarker Predicts Severity of Cardiac Remodeling After Heart Attack

June 15, 2022 — Poor functional outcomes after a heart attack can be predicted with a new PET imaging agent, 68Ga-FAPI ...

Time June 15, 2022
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Cardiac positron emission tomography (PET) perfusion images for two representative patients. Both patients had similar demographic characteristics. Neither patient had significant perfusion abnormalities as shown in the figure. Patient A had mild sleep apnea while patient B had severe obstructive sleep apnea. The corrected myocardial flow reserve (MFR) for patient A was normal at 3.24 while for patient B it was severely abnormal at 1.22.
News | PET Imaging
PET Imaging Confirms Link Between Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Heart Blood Flow Impairment

June 15, 2022 — Patients with severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) are less able to increase blood flow to the heart ...

Time June 15, 2022
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CMDR Series and Impact System Now Available with qXR by Qure.ai
News | Digital Radiography (DR)
AI Software Included on Portable Digital Radiography Systems from MinXray

June 8, 2022 — MinXray continues to enhance the diagnostic capabilities of its digital radiography systems with the ...

Time June 08, 2022
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Noted industry veteran joins leading healthcare information technology company  Dave Wilson
News | Radiology Business
Enlitic Welcomes New Vice President of Marketing and Communications

May 11, 2022 — Enlitic, a leading AI healthcare company, has welcomed Dave Wilson as the vice president of marketing and ...

Time May 11, 2022
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Remote programming of cardiac implantable devices is safe for MRI scan
News | Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
Remote Programming of Cardiac Implantable Devices is Safe for MRI Scan

May 3, 2022 — More than 60 million magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans are performed worldwide each year, but imaging ...

Time May 04, 2022
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According to ARRS’ American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), routine visual ordinal coronary artery calcium (CAC) assessment on all chest CT examinations could identify a large number of patients who might benefit from preventive therapies.
News | Cardiac Imaging
Visual Ordinal Scoring of Coronary Artery Calcium on Chest CT

May 2, 2022 — According to ARRS’ American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), routine visual ordinal coronary artery calcium ...

Time May 02, 2022
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Aspirin therapy, as opposed to statin use, for non-obstructive coronary artery disease does not reduce major cardiovascular events, according to a new study published in the journal Radiology: Cardiothoracic Imaging.
News | Cardiac Imaging
Aspirin Does Not Cut Risk in Non-Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease

April 28, 2022 — Aspirin therapy, as opposed to statin use, for non-obstructive coronary artery disease does not reduce ...

Time April 28, 2022
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Radiation to the heart during treatment for locally advanced lung cancer is associated with an increased risk of major adverse cardiac events within the first two years following treatment. The higher the cardiac dose exposure, the higher the risk of a cardiac event.
News | Lung Imaging
Simple Changes in Care Reduced Heart Exposure During Lung Cancer Radiation Treatment

April 11, 2022 — Radiation to the heart during treatment for locally advanced lung cancer is associated with an ...

Time April 11, 2022
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GE cardio image
Webinar | Cardiac Imaging
WEBINAR: How Northwell Health System is Getting Ahead with an Enterprise CVIT Solution

Join Dr. Nicholas T. Skipitaris, Western Regional Director, Cardiac Electrophysiology at Northwell Health for a ...

Time March 21, 2022
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The rapidly deployed PICOM365 Cloud solution provides the Huntsville, Texas hospital enterprise imaging workflow for Cardiology including ECG, Radiology including 3D Tomo, and advanced Teleradiology for third party diagnostics.
News | Enterprise Imaging
ScImage Announces Enterprise Cloud Install at Huntsville Memorial Hospital

March 16, 2022 — ScImage, Inc., a leading provider of Cloud-centric enterprise imaging and reporting solutions ...

Time March 16, 2022
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Already used in single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) for adult patients, Rapiscan is now approved for use in stress cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR)
News | SPECT Imaging
GE Healthcare’s Stress Agent Rapiscan Approved for use in Stress Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging

February 18, 2022 — GE Healthcare has announced that it has received approval from the European Medicines Agency (EMA) ...

Time February 18, 2022
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Myocarditis (inflammation of the heart muscle) after vaccination is rare, but some cases have been reported after receipt of the Pfizer/BioNTech or Moderna mRNA COVID-19 vaccine.
News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)
COVID Vax–related Myocarditis May be Milder Than That of Other Causes

February 17, 2022 — While cardiac imaging shows that COVID-19 vaccine–associated myocarditis has a similar pattern as ...

Time February 17, 2022
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Fujifilm Sonosite, Inc. – the world leader in point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) solutions – has added to its next-generation POCUS portfolio with the launch of its new, premium Sonosite LX system, featuring the company’s largest clinical image and a monitor that extends, rotates and tilts to enable enhanced, real-time provider collaboration.
News | Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS)
FUJIFILM Sonosite Launches Sonosite LX

February 15, 2022 — Fujifilm Sonosite, Inc. – a world leader in point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) solutions – has added ...

Time February 15, 2022
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COVID-19 vaccine associated myocarditis. Short-axis 1.5T MRI images and ECG findings of a 19-year-old man with myopericarditis who presented with chest pain 3 days following the second dose of an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine (mRNA-1273). Cardiac MRI performed 2 days after symptom onset demonstrates mid wall to subepicardial late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) at the basal to mid inferior lateral wall with adjacent pericardial enhancement (A, red arrow), corresponding hyperintensity on T2-weighted imaging (B, orange
News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)
MRI Sheds Light on COVID Vaccine-Associated Heart Muscle Injury

February 15, 2022 — Vaccine-associated myocarditis shows a similar injury pattern on cardiac MRI compared to other ...

Time February 15, 2022
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With the addition of Pulse Wave Doppler [1], Philips has greatly expanded the utility of its Handheld Ultrasound – Lumify – enabling clinicians to quantify blood flow in a wide range of point-of-care diagnostic applications – including cardiology, vascular, abdominal, urology, obstetrics and gynecology.
News | Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS)
Philips Expands Ultrasound Portfolio with Handheld POCUS

February 9, 2022 — Philips, a global leader in health technology, announced it has expanded its ultrasound portfolio ...

Time February 09, 2022
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Lee Health’s Gulf Coast Medical Center in Fort Myers, Fla., recently became the first U.S. healthcare institution to install the Somatom X.ceed, a premium single-source computed tomography scanner from Siemens Healthineers.
News | Computed Tomography (CT)
Siemens Healthineers Announces First U.S. Install of Somatom X.ceed Premium Single-source CT Scanner

January 31, 2022 — Lee Health’s Gulf Coast Medical Center in Fort Myers, Fla., recently became the first U.S. healthcare ...

Time January 31, 2022
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