Cardiac Imaging

Researchers unveil 10-year results of Scottish CT trial
By Frances Rylands-Monk
CT assessment of coronary artery disease can have a major impact on the management of patients with stable chest pain, according to new analysis from the SCOT-HEART trial presented on 1 September at ESC 2024.
September 2, 2024
A 3D reconstruction and curved planar reformation from a CT coronary angiogram from a patient in the SCOT-HEART trial who had severe obstructive coronary artery disease.
Multidisciplinary team led by Charité unveils coronary AI roadmap
By Liana Gruenberg
In part three of our video interview series recorded onsite at the Charité in Berlin, Prof. Dr. Dr. Marc Dewey explains to Contributing Editor Liana Gruenberg about a new coronary AI roadmap.
February 8, 2024
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CT-FFR imaging assesses adverse outcome risk in angina patients
By Kate Madden Yee
CT angiography-derived fractional flow reserve (CT-FFR) imaging helps clinicians assess stable angina patients' adverse outcome risk -- even if they have high coronary artery calcium scores, a Danish research group has found.
September 14, 2023
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Vista.ai secures deal to commercialize AI in Japan
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
AI developer Vista.ai has signed a partnership deal with investment and commercialization firm HekaBio to market its One Click MRI AI software in Japan.
August 31, 2023
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ESC calls for competency-based cardiac imaging
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) has called for competency-based cardiac imaging delivery to ensure effective patient care, according to a statement published on 25 August in the European Heart Journal.
August 27, 2023
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GE unveils new technology at ESC meeting
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
GE HealthCare has launched a digital tool for use in atrial fibrillation (AFib) cases and a new ultrasound device at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress 2023 in Amsterdam.
August 24, 2023
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Philips focuses on AI cardiac ultrasound advances at ESC 2023
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Philips is highlighting how it integrates AI in cardiac ultrasound and across cardiac care at the 2023 European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress, to be held in Amsterdam from Friday 25 August to Monday 28 August.
August 23, 2023
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Zurich group casts light on contrast use in photon-counting CT
By Kate Madden Yee
Photon-counting CT enhances image quality for coronary CT angiography exams while also reducing contrast use by up to 40%, Swiss researchers have stated. The technology's higher contrast-to-noise ratio properties are of particular note, they said.
August 1, 2023
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UltraSight gets approval for AI-powered software
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
UltraSight of Israel has received regulatory clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its AI-powered ultrasound guidance software for cardiac cases.
July 30, 2023
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Dutch group gives boost to heart disease risk assessment
By Kate Madden Yee
A vendor-neutral CT coronary artery calcium score calibration tool is showing considerable promise for improving heart disease risk assessment, investigators from the University Medical Center Utrecht in the Netherlands have stated.
June 28, 2023
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German team unveils findings on PCCT use in high-risk cardiac cases
By Kate Madden Yee
Photon-counting CT (PCCT) effectively detects heart disease in high-risk patients, offering "significant benefit for people previously ineligible for noninvasive screening," researchers from the University of Freiburg have reported.
June 25, 2023
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MedTrace's PET water device used to dose U.S. patient
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Danish PET technology developer MedTrace said that the first U.S. patient has been scanned in a phase III clinical trial involving its point-of-care manufacturing and dosing system for oxygen-15 water.
June 8, 2023
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