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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PET: Making the Numbers Work

Cardiac PET has always taken a backseat to SPECT imaging in terms of volume. But, whether it is the quality of PET images or recent technetium-99m isotope shortages, more providers are giving PET a second look. Before committing, they need to consider the financial and practical challenges of introducing a cardiac PET program.

Survey: Volume remains thorn in cath labs side

More than 80 percent of respondents to a recent Springboard Healthcare survey of cardiac catheterization labs reported experiencing increased or steady volumes. Despite that trend, volume ranked as the top challenge for cath labs in 2011 and was projected to remain their main concern in 2012.

Feature: Changing cath lab shortcomings into long-term gains

An analysis of catheterization reports from the first 10 facilities to undergo review by the Accreditation for Cardiovascular Excellence (ACE) found that many fell short for documenting patient risk and appropriateness of PCI. Rectifying shortcomings is achievable, according to one hospital that went through the accreditation process, and the changes can lay the groundwork for other improvements.

Report: Med device industry making the right moves in face of global frugality

Eyeing a global customer base hell-bent on perpetual belt-tightening, medical device manufacturers are launching new device lines, updating existing ones and investing more dollars in research and developmentand the aggressive strategy is paying off.

Radiology: Contrast-enhanced US could cut EVAR follow-up risks

Contrast-enhanced ultrasound may complement CT angiography surveillance of patients following endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms (EVAR) and help curb the risk of kidney toxicity, according to a study published online May 15 in Radiology.

CSC: Don't discount social media; you'll need it

Healthcare organizations are using social media as a tool to connect consumers and providers, according to a May white paper from CSC. And despite what some may believe, social media is not, as CSC purports, a flash-in-the-pan; rather, healthcare should get used to it.

Perminova, LifeWatch align to expand interoperability in cardiology

La Jolla, Calif.-based Perminova, a developer of cloud-based cardiovascular applications, is allying with LifeWatch, a Swiss supplier of wireless remote patient monitoring services, to market expanded interoperability between patient monitors and IT in cardiac electrophysiology.

Empire State practice taps Fuji for PACS

Kaleida Health has selected Synapse PACS, Synapse Cardiovascular and Synapse Virtual Server and enterprise imaging architecture to replace its legacy PACS, cardiology PACS and imaging archives.

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