Cardiac Imaging

While cardiac ultrasound is the widely used imaging modality for heart assessments, computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and nuclear imaging are also used and are often complimentary, each offering specific details about the heart other modalities cannot. For this reason the clinical question being asked often determines the imaging test that will be used.

Novarad’s NovaCardio ECG Provides Viewing, Storage and Reporting in CPACS / CVIS

Novarad’s NovaCardio™ ECG seamlessly integrates with CPACS / CVIS to enable digital ECG reading, annotation, manipulation, storage and easy reporting.

February 18, 2014

Imaging technology to improve survival of ischemic disease patients

Researchers at Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals Case Medical Center hope to improve treatment and survival rates of ischemic heart disease patients by providing doctors an unprecedented look at the stents they place in coronary arteries.

January 7, 2014

Zwanger-Pesiri radiology installs multiple DX-D 300 digital radiography solutions

Agfa HealthCare today announced the installation of two DX-D 300 digital radiography (DR) systems at Zwanger-Pesiri Radiology, a growing practice with 15 locations in Long Island, N.Y., which conducts an average of 550,000 procedures each year. The installation of a third DX-D 300 system will follow by the end of the year, with several additional installations to equip new imaging center sites that Zwanger-Pesiri is opening in 2014.

November 21, 2013

Cadel Evans’ momentous cycle—in an MRI scanner

Cadel Evans, the former world champion and Australia’s first Tour de France winner, pedaled inside an MRI machine in Brisbane, Australia’s Prince Charles Hospital to support cardiac research, as reported by The Australian online Nov. 11.

November 14, 2013

Enterprise Imaging Speeds Ahead with Visage 7

Visage Imaging Inc. (“Visage”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Pro Medicus Ltd. (ASX:  PME), announced today an exciting set of new features for the Visage® 7 Enterprise Imaging Platform to be demonstrated at the upcoming 2013 Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) conference, Booth #4765, December 1-5 in Chicago, Illinois.  Visage 7 enables enterprise imaging with amazingly fast, thin-client, server-side processing technology, as well as simple mobile access to imaging results via Visage Ease*.

November 13, 2013

Metro Imaging goes live with PICOM365 end to end radiology workflow

ScImage, Inc. announced today that it has successfully deployed its PICOM365 imaging workflow solution at Metro Imaging, a premiere multi-site high volume radiology practice based in St. Louis. The PICOM365 solution delivers the right balance between on premises end-to-end radiology workflow and cloud based VNA with an embedded universal viewing image portal. The result is an elegant and economical solution that meets the demanding needs of the practice.

November 13, 2013

REVA Announces First Clinical Results From ReZolve2 Trial

REVA Medical, Inc. (ASX:RVA) ("REVA" or the "Company") announced initial clinical results from patients treated with its ReZolve2 sirolimus-eluting bioresorbable coronary scaffold at Transcatheter Therapeutics 2013 ("TCT"), the world's leading interventional cardiology conference, which is being held this week in San Francisco, California. The ReZolve2 trial is currently enrolling up to 125 patients at multiple centers in Australia, Brazil, Europe, and New Zealand to provide the data needed to apply for European CE Marking. Patient enrollment was initiated in March 2013 and is currently ongoing.

October 29, 2013

GE Healthcare delivers breakthrough cardiovascular solutions at TCT.13

Today at the Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) Conference, GE Healthcare confirmed its commitment to cardiovascular care by showcasing the latest cutting edge interventional and ultrasound technologies.

October 26, 2013

Around the web

Automated AI-generated measurements combined with annotated CT images can improve treatment planning and help referring physicians and patients better understand their disease, explained Sarah Jane Rinehart, MD, director of cardiac imaging with Charleston Area Medical Center.

Two advanced algorithms—one for CAC scores and another for segmenting cardiac chamber volumes—outperformed radiologists when assessing low-dose chest CT scans. 

"Gen AI can help tackle repetitive tasks and provide insights into massive datasets, saving valuable time," Thomas Kurian, CEO of Google Cloud, said Tuesday. 

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