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. 

Severe radiation burn caused by extended X-ray angiography in the same location in the cath lab. Controlling cath lab radiation dose was a big topic in, with three articles on this subject making the top 20 list.
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June 1, 2018 — Here is the list of the most popular content on the Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology (DAIC) ...

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Nuclear cardiology SPECT scan showing myocardial perfusion. A new consensus document issues by ACC and other societies provides guidelines on managing radiation dose.
Feature | Radiation Dose Management | Dave Fornell, Editor
May 31, 2018 — Here is a checklist of dose-sparing practices for nuclear cardiology that was included in a new 2018 ...
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FFR-CT may soon replace invasive angiography for coronary lesion assessment. #EuroPCR 
Feature | Computed Tomography (CT)

May 29, 2018 — Results from the innovative SYNTAX III Revolution Trial [1] underline the effectiveness of evolving ...

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Technology | FFR Technologies

May 22 2018 — Pie Medical Imaging announced that clinical data on its CAAS vFFR (Cardiovascular Angiographic Analysis ...

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No Benefit Found Using Sodium Bicarbonate, Acetylcysteine to Prevent Kidney Injury, the result of the PRESERVE Trial to prevent acute kidney injury (AKI), presented at SCAI 2018.  #SCAI, #SCAI2018,
Feature | Cath Lab

May 15, 2018 – The large-scale, international randomized PRESERVE clinical trial found high-risk patients for renal ...

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A key slide from Elnabawi's presentation, showing cardiac CT plaque evaluations, showing the impact of psoriasis medication on coronary plaques at baseline and one year of treatment. It shows a reversal of vulnerable plaque development. #SCAI, #SCAI2018
Feature | Cardiovascular Clinical Studies

May 14, 2018 – New clinical evidance shows common therapy options for psoriasis (PSO), a chronic inflammatory skin ...

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News | Heart Valve Technology

May 14, 2018 – A new study examines the effectiveness of 3-D printing technology and computer modeling to predict ...

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Technology | Artificial Intelligence

May 11, 2018 — EnvoyAI announced a new integration with Insignia Medical Systems’ InSight PACS (picture archiving and ...

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News | Heart Failure

May 11, 2018 — A team led by Johns Hopkins University Researchers has discovered that protein clumps appear to ...

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News | Radiation Dose Management

May 10, 2018 — A new consensus document has been issued to guide the optimal use of ionizing radiation in cardiovascular ...

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May 10, 2018 — Results from the clinical study to evaluate Imricor’s Vision-MR Ablation Catheter for the treatment of ...

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Blog | Radiation Dose Management

In the past, there was not much that could be done to mitigate the X-ray radiation exposure of interventional ...

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Technology | Radiation Dose Management

We started our design from the ground up, tested many prototypes, did not want to compromise on radiation protection for ...

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News | Stroke

May 7, 2018 — A new data analysis of the Northwestern Medicine Mobile Stroke Unit (MSU) found the specialized ambulance ...

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Technology | Intravascular Imaging

May 2, 2018 — Conavi Medical Inc. has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its ...

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