The shortage of Molybdenum-99 (Mo-99), which is used to create the crucial nuclear imaging radioisotope Technetium-99m, is expected to improve in the coming weeks.

A new study aims to evaluate whether medical professionals with no ultrasound experience can use artificial intelligence (AI) software to capture high-quality echocardiograms, potentially opening the door to greater testing in primary care settings.

Critical shortages of imaging equipment and qualified radiologists left an estimated 56,000 angina patients without access to potentially lifesaving computed tomography (CT) scans last year, the Royal College of Radiologists and British Society of Cardiovascular Imaging announced Nov. 8.

Boston Scientific announced clinical outcomes from the IMPERIAL Long Lesion Sub-study demonstrating that the Eluvia Drug-Eluting Vascular Stent System is safe and effective in treating patients with long, complex, calcified lesions within the superficial femoral and proximal popliteal arteries.

Nuclear medicine clinics could be operating at 25 percent capacity or less by the end of the week due to a shortage of Technetium-99m, said one hospital leader.

Coronary artery calcium (CAC) scoring could be the key to determining which patients are most likely to benefit from statin therapy, according to a retrospective analysis published Nov. 5 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

Automated cardiac valve tracking halved the analysis time and variability in blood-flow quantification with four-dimensional (4D) flow MRI, researchers reported in Radiology. The algorithm may help clinicians more efficiently assess the severity of congenital and valvular heart disease, they said.

An augmented reality (AR) technique involving 3D visualization of myocardial scar can assist physicians in evaluating and treating cardiac damage during electrophysiological interventions like ventricular tachycardia (VT) ablation, researchers reported in PLOS One.