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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AHA Expert Advice: Coding for Advanced Cardiovascular Services: Impella and Heart Assist Devices

Offered in cooperation with Abiomed

Ms. Leon-Chisen will address the FY2018 changes for heart assist systems and Impella devices. Learn from her deep insight into coding for cardiac devices and the key changes hospitals need to be aware of as well as the most effective ways to get your top coding questions answered.

Doctors call 32-year-old's heart tumor the largest in recorded history

A 32-year-old diagnosed with a heart tumor the size of a tennis ball has had the growth removed after years of untreated chest pain, according to CBS New York.

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Abnormal ECGs common in NBA players; more research required to pinpoint athletes at risk

Even with criteria modified for athletes, National Basketball Association (NBA) players are more likely than other athlete groups to have abnormal electrocardiographic (ECG) findings, according to a report in JAMA Cardiology.

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Optical ultrasound needle enables high-res imaging during heart procedures

The first optical ultrasound needle enables real-time imaging of heart tissue during minimally invasive procedures, according to researchers in the United Kingdom.

Postmortem MRI, biopsy detect heart disease nearly as well as conventional autopsy

A minimally invasive autopsy guided by imaging techniques can accurately identify ischemic heart disease, according to a study presented at RSNA 2017 in Chicago.

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Ex-NFL players more likely to have enlarged aortas

Former National Football League (NFL) players have significantly larger aortas than similarly aged men in the general population, potentially putting them at higher risk for aortic rupture or dissection, according to research presented Nov. 29 at RSNA 2017 and published online in Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging.

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CT imaging key to accurate measurements, successful TAVR

Multidetector computed tomography (CT) could play a pivotal role in improving the outcomes of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) procedures, research presented at the 103rd annual RSNA symposium suggests.

Cardiac MR added to Digisonics Congenital Cardiology Solution with Medis Plug-in

Digisonics and Medis have partnered to provide a comprehensive single system solution that adds cardiac MR to Digisonics congenital Echo and Cath system. 

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