Medical Imaging

Physicians utilize medical imaging to see inside the body to diagnose and treat patients. This includes computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), X-ray, ultrasound, fluoroscopy, angiography,  and the nuclear imaging modalities of PET and SPECT. 

Erin D. Michos, MD, associate director of preventive cardiology, division of cardiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and co-editor in chief of the American Journal of Preventive Cardiology, discusses gender differences in heart disease presentations. Woman Heart Attack

Early CMR imaging improves diagnosis of unexplained heart attacks

Turning to the modality just a few days earlier appeared to make a significant impact when it came to making an accurate diagnosis. 

April 28, 2021
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Humana agrees to take second look at panned payment change labeling PET/CT as ‘investigational’

The American Society of Nuclear Cardiology recently met with the Louisville, Kentucky, insurer, which shared an openness to reviewing a recent coverage determination. 

April 26, 2021
ECG rhythm strip from a 6-lead ECG

AI uses ECG, X-ray data to improve treatment of arrhythmic disorders

An international group of researchers developed a deep learning model capable of identifying accessory pathways in patients with Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome.

April 22, 2021

FDA grants breakthrough device designation to AI-powered ECG analysis tool

Tempus, a Chicago-based healthcare technology company, collaborated with Geisinger on the solution.

March 24, 2021
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Mobile stroke units improve patient outcomes, reduce risk of disability

Researchers tracked data from more than 1,000 patients who received care from 2014 to 2020. 

March 19, 2021

Wearable ECG devices detect AFib among older patients, reducing the risk of stroke

The new study, published in JAMA Cardiology, included more than 800 hypertension patients aged 75 years or older. 

March 11, 2021

AI predicts new-onset AFib using 12-lead ECGs

The team's deep neural network was trained on more than 1.6 million 12-lead ECGs. 

February 18, 2021

Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography shares new CCTA guidance

The guidance, published in full in the Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography, includes updates to previous CCTA recommendations and was designed to answer common questions.

February 9, 2021

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Eleven medical societies have signed on to a consensus statement aimed at standardizing imaging for suspected cardiovascular infections.

Kate Hanneman, MD, explains why many vendors and hospitals want to lower radiology's impact on the environment. "Taking steps to reduce the carbon footprint in healthcare isn’t just an opportunity," she said. "It’s also a responsibility."

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