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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February 5, 2019 – The American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) released a new document that provides a comprehensive ...

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Technology | Angiography

February 4, 2019 — Canon Medical Systems USA recently introduced its next generation of interventional systems – the ...

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Two of the top news items from January included news atrial fibrillation guidelines that now recommend new anticoagulants (NOACs) over warfarin, and the FDA warning hospitals about the increased mortality found in one study involving pacitaxel-eluting stents and balloon devices for the peripheral arteries.
Feature | Dave Fornell, Editor

February 1, 2019 — Here is the list of the most popular content on the Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology (DAIC) m ...

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A view of GE Healthcare's volume max, or Vmax, which allows for nearly triple the frame rate speeds on 3-D TEE in a single beat over previous generation systems.
Feature | Cardiovascular Ultrasound | Dave Fornell, Editor

The higher expense and lower frame rates of 3-D cardiac ultrasound systems have limited their adoption over the past ...

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Technology | Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

January 30, 2019 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared the Magnetom Lumina 3 Tesla (3T) magnetic ...

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An example of multimodality image fusion with live angiography to enhance soft-tissue visualization during complex procedures. This example is from Siemen's new TrueFusion software released in 2018. Advances in angiography imaging.
Feature | Angiography | Dave Fornell, Editor

There are a few recent trends in X-ray angiography imaging systems that hospitals should be aware of if they are looking ...

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Videos | Cardiac Imaging

DAIC Editor Dave Fornell takes a tour of some of the most interesting new medical imaging technologies displayed on the ...

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News | Artificial Intelligence

January 25, 2019 — Siemens Healthineers presented its first intelligent software assistant for radiology, the AI-Rad ...

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This is 3-D blood flow view of blood flow through the chambers of a fetal heart using the GE Healthcare fetalHQ analysis software. #RSNA18 #RSNA #RSNA2018
Feature | RSNA | Dave Fornell, Editor

Many of the latest advances in cardiovascular imaging technologies are unveiled each year at the Radiological Society of ...

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Technology | Angiography

January 17, 2019 — Philips announced the launch of Azurion with FlexArm, designed to enhance positioning flexibility for ...

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Artificial Intelligence in medical imaging was the top trend and buzz at RSNA 2018.
Feature | Artificial Intelligence | Dave Fornell, Editor

Artificial intelligence (AI) was by far the hottest trend discussed in sessions and across the expo floor at the world's ...

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News | Cardiovascular Information Systems (CVIS)

January 16, 2019 – Philips announced that NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital has chosen to implement the company’s ...

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The startup company Genetesis introduced a new cardiac imaging modalityit calls magnetocardiography. The scanner creates images from the biomagnetic activity of the heart, using the polarization and depolarization of the heart during the cardiac cycle. This was at AHA.18, AHA 2018 - the American Heart Association annual meeting
Feature | AHA | Dave Fornell, Editor

Here are a few of the takeaways from the clinical studies presented and new technology shown on the exhibit floor at the ...

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