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.

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EKGs may soon screen for cardiomyopathy, thanks to AI

An AI-based approach to diagnostics could see electrocardiograms repurposed to screen for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in the not-so-distant future.

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Portable MRIs bring imaging to stroke patients’ bedsides

Research presented at the American Stroke Association’s International Stroke Conference in Los Angeles this February suggests a portable, low-field MRI system may soon improve access to care for patients who have trouble making it to a high-tech facility.

AI predicts MI, stroke, death from blood flow

In an industry first, an AI algorithm has been used to instantly and accurately assess patients’ blood flow, acting as a risk prediction tool for major adverse CV events.

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FDA greenlights AI-guided CV ultrasound acquisition system

Medical AI company Caption Health announced Feb. 7 that the FDA had authorized marketing for its Caption Guidance software.

Scientist wins $250K to study AI-enabled CV imaging

A Seattle-based scientist has received a quarter of a million dollars to streamline MR imaging and analysis, the American Heart Association announced Jan. 29.

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New Cardiac Cath Lab Embraces Enterprise Imaging

Sponsored by Sectra

When the cardiac and neurovascular catheterization lab at Riverside University Health System Medical Center (RUHS-MC) treated its first patient last February, the opening represented many things to many people.

Simple ECG score helps estimate MI infarct size

A simple ECG score could help physicians estimate infarct size in patients with prior MI, according to work published Jan. 24 in the Journal of the American Heart Association.

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CT angiography cost-effective for detecting LVO in patients with minor stroke

CT angiography—preferably followed by immediate thrombectomy—was cost-effective and beneficial for triage in a recent study of patients with acute minor stroke, researchers reported in Radiology Jan. 14.

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