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 two top DAIC stories in September included the use of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) to perform echocardiograms of COVID-19 patients rather than wheeling in larger systems that are more difficult to sanitize. The second top story was on a new trial for Abbott's bioresorbable stent for below-the-knee (BTK) peripheral artery disease lesions. This is a resumption of bioresorbable stent clinical research since the Absorb stent was taken off the market in 2017.
Feature | Dave Fornell, Editor

October 1, 2020 — Here is the list of the most popular content on the Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology (DAIC) ...

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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 | 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 ...

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Videos | Artificial Intelligence

Ernest Garcia, Ph.D., MASNC, FAHA, endowed professor in cardiac imaging, director of nuclear cardiology R&D laboratory ...

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September 25, 2020 — A study out of University Hospitals (UH) found that removing the cost barrier for coronary artery ...

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Naples Community Hospital Director of Cardiac Imaging Bill Shirkey showing a point-of-care echocardiogram of a COVID-19 patient he imaged with a GE Healthcare Vscan device bedside in an isolation room. Use of a small handheld device greatly speeds disinfection after the exam and does not require moving a larger cart-based ultrasound system into a room, which may require moving furniture and add exposure time in the room.
Feature | Coronavirus (COVID-19)

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

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Videos | Coronavirus (COVID-19)

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

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News | Cardiovascular Ultrasound

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

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Videos | Pharmaceuticals

Matthew Budoff, M.D., director of cardiovascular CT at The Lundquist Institute, and professor of medicine at the David ...

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News | Pharmaceuticals

September 10, 2020 - Icosapent ethyl (Vascepa) demonstrated significant, 17 percent regression of low attenuation plaque ...

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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.
Feature | CT Angiography (CTA)

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

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News | Medical 3-D Printing

September 2, 2020 — Patient-specific organ models are being used by the University of Minnesota to better prepare for ...

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Navin Kapur, M.D., FAHA, FACC, FSCAI, executive director, The CardioVascular Center for Research and Innovation (CVCRI), explains the concpet of the Door-to-Unloading (DTU) Trial he is heading, one of several innovations at Tufts Medical Center in Boston. Kapur is also director, Acute Mechanical Circulatory Support Program; director, interventional research laboratories; director of Cardiac Biology Research Center, Molecular Cardiology Research Institute (MCRI), Tufts Medical Center. Photo by Dave Fornell
Feature | Tufts Medical Center | Dave Fornell, Editor

The cardiology program at Tufts Medical Center in Boston is internationally recognized for being on the forefront of ...

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News | ASE

August 20, 2020 – More than 350 posters featuring cutting edge research on the advances in cardiovascular ultrasound ...

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News | CT Angiography (CTA)

August 20, 2020 – The amount of calcified plaque in the heart’s arteries on computed tomography (CT) scans is a better ...

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