September 15, 2020 — The world is facing a global pandemic with unknown implications, but it is now well known COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) can have a severe impact on the heart.
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.
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Naples Community Hospital Director of Cardiac Imaging Bill Shirkey showing a point-of-care cardiac ultrasound scan of a COVID-19 patient. He used a GE Healthcare Vscan device bedside in an isolation room.
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Case is a 6-month-old infant boy admitted to hospital due to respiratory distress then worsened by a pericardial effusion and solitary kidney and renal failure.
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An example of a cardiac CT scan showing a 3-D reconstriction of the heart showing a stented vessel, and reformatted images showing the stented coronary artery with restenosis from different views. This was imaged using a Canon Aquilion Prime CT system.
September 8, 2020 — The Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC) published a report, “Current Evidence and Recommendations for Coronary CTA First in Evaluation of Stable Coronary Artery Disease” that
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Enterprise viewers are designed to provide fast and easy access to a patient’s imaging history, and today’s modern healthcare systems require a clinical viewer capable of meeting the diverse needs of a large group of users.
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This is a tutorial video on how to perform an artificial intelligence (AI) automated cardiac ejection fraction measurement using the GE Healthcare Vscan Extend...
News | Cardiovascular Ultrasound | October 13, 2020
October 13, 2020 — GE Healthcare announced U.S. FDA 510k clearance for its Ultra Edition package on Vivid ...
News | Interventional Radiology | October 09, 2020
October 9, 2020 — Enabling clinicians to prioritize comfort, safety and efficiency for optimal interventional radiology...
News | SPECT Imaging | September 30, 2020
September 30, 2020 — Siemens Healthineers has introduced a new version of its c.cam dedicated cardiac nuclear medicine...
News | Radiology Business | September 30, 2020
September 30, 2020 — Siemens Healthineers and WakeMed Health & Hospitals have established a 10-year, patient-...
The artificial intelligence-driven Caption Guidance software guides point of care ultrasound (POCUS) users to get optimal cardiac ultrasound images. The AI software is an example of a FDA-cleared software that is helping improve imaging, even when used by less experienced users.
Feature | Artificial Intelligence | September 29, 2020 | Joe Fornadel, J.D., and Wes Moran, J.D.
The number of Federal Drug Administration (FDA)-approved AI-based algorithms is significant and has grown at a steady...
EchoGo Pro automates cardiac ultrasound measurements for heart functions, but also empower physicians to predict the occurrence of coronary artery disease (CAD).
News | Cardiovascular Ultrasound | September 25, 2020
September 25, 2020 — Based on its recent analysis of the global artificial intelligence (AI)-based echocardiography...
An example of a CT coronary artery calcium scoring exam showing how each vessel segment is scored to assess a patient's risk for a future heart attack. Example is from Canon Medical Systems.
News | Cardiac Imaging | September 25, 2020
September 25, 2020 — A study out of University Hospitals (UH) found that removing the cost barrier for coronary artery...
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News | Cardiac Imaging | September 22, 2020
September 22, 2020 — New research from King's College London has found that COVID-19 may be diagnosed on the same...
Feature | Coronavirus (COVID-19) | September 15, 2020
September 15, 2020 — The world is facing a global pandemic with unknown implications, but it is now well known COVID-19...
Videos | Coronavirus (COVID-19) | September 15, 2020
Case is a 6-month-old infant boy admitted to hospital due to respiratory distress then worsened by a pericardial...
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 | September 15, 2020
September 15, 2020 — Philips Healthcare recently introduced the latest addition to its portfolio of dedicated...
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News | Cardiac Imaging | September 14, 2020
September 14, 2020 — A cardiac MRI is effective in identifying inflammation of the heart muscle in athletes and can...
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News | Artificial Intelligence | September 11, 2020
September 11, 2020 — The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) has launched its fourth annual artificial...
Videos | Remote Viewing Systems | September 09, 2020
Enterprise viewers are designed to provide fast and easy access to a patient’s imaging history, and today’s modern...
Feature | CT Angiography (CTA) | September 09, 2020
September 8, 2020 — The Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC) published a report, “Current Evidence and...
Feature | Artificial Intelligence | September 09, 2020 | Sanjay M Parekh, Ph.D.
The world market for artificial intelligence (AI)-based clinical applications for use in medical imaging is set to...
News | Enterprise Imaging | September 09, 2020
September 9, 2020 — Change Healthcare announced that it has been awarded two multi-year contracts with Vizient. The...
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) | August 14, 2020 | Dave Fornell, Editor
The Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) gave its 2020 Gold Metal Award to computed tomography (CT)...
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) | August 14, 2020
The latest technical advances and trends in computed tomography (CT) and the latest clinical study data were discussed...
News | Contrast Media | August 14, 2020
August 14, 2020 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the approval of the Gadavist (gadobutrol) ...