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. 

News | Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT)

June 26, 2020 — Abbott announced new data from the company's LightLab Initiative that showed optical coherence ...

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Blog | Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Prior to January 2020 when clinicians read about the history of the 1918 flu, and epidemiologists predicted we were ...

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 At Mayo, they have a small, tableside-mounted ultrasound console in the cath labs that is used for both radial and femoral vascular access. Table set up with the patient includes a sterile marker, a hemostat for marking the lower edge of the femoral head using fluoroscopy, a micropunture needle, and a still micropunture sheath.
Feature | Vascular Access | Dave Fornell, Editor

Vascular access site bleeding is associated with higher complications and mortality rates. For decades femoral access ...

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Two examples of CT myocardial perfusion (CTP) imaging assessment software. Canon is on the left and GE Healthcare is on the right. Both of these technologies have been around for a few years, but there have been an increasing amount of clinical data from studies showing the accuracy of the technology compared to nuclear imaging, the current stand of care for myocardial perfusion imaging, and cardiac MRI.
Feature | CT Angiography (CTA) | Dave Fornell, Editor

Here is an overview of a few of the biggest technology advances in cardiovascular computed tomography (CT). These are ...

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Russian interventional cardiologist Alexey Pankov in full personal protective equipment (PPE) for a cath lab procedure in Moscow during the COVID-19 era. Right, an image of the COVID-19 virus from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Feature | Coronavirus (COVID-19) | Dave Fornell, Editor

It was originally thought novel coronavirus (COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2) was primarily a respiratory disorder, but as larger ...

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News | Cardiovascular Ultrasound

June 4, 2020 — Intra-operative transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) is a versatile diagnostic and monitoring tool used ...

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All coronavirus content continued as the most popular content in May 2020. Two of the major topics included an article on the new Kawasaki-like inflammatory disease that affects children with COVID-19 and articles and videos on the cardiovascular effects of hydroxychloroquine in treating or preventing COVID. #COVID19 #SARScov2
Feature | Dave Fornell, Editor

June 4, 2020 — Here is the list of the most popular content on the Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology (DAIC) magaz ...

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Societies Issue Guide to Safely Resume Cardiovascular Procedures, Diagnostic Tests. #COVID19 #SARScov2
Feature | Cardiovascular Business

The American College of Cardiology (ACC) together with other North American cardiovascular societies issued a framework ...

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This is Figure 2 from the article in Radiology: Acute encephalopathy. A 60 year-old-man without history of seizures presenting with convulsion. (A-B) Multifocal areas of FLAIR hyperintensity in the right cerebellum (arrows in A), left anterior cingular cortex and superior frontal gyrus (arrows in B). (C-D) Restricted diffusion in the left anterior cingulate cortex, superior frontal and middle temporal gyrus (arrows in D) and right cerebellum (arrows in E), consistent with cerebellar diaschisis. #COVID19
Feature | Coronavirus (COVID-19)

June 2, 2020 — Four recent radiology studies, from New York, Italy, Iran and China, show how COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) impac ...

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News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)

June 1, 2020 — While acknowledging the challenges their specialty is facing, more than two-thirds of respondents to an A ...

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Videos | Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Jay Mohan, D.O., RPVI, interventional cardiology fellow at William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan, created this ...

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News | Structural Heart

May 29, 2020 — Neovasc Inc., developer of a minimally invasive transcatheter mitral valve replacement (TMVR) ...

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News | Cardiac Imaging

May 27, 2020 — The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) announced today that its 106th Scientific Assembly and ...

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News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)

May 26, 2020  — Philips Healthcare recently received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ...

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News | Artificial Intelligence

May 26, 2020 — DiA Imaging Analysis, a provider of AI based ultrasound analysis solutions, said it received a government ...

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