Search Tag: cardiac imaging
2024 20 Feb
Ventripoint Diagnostics Ltd. is delighted to report its participation at the 53rd annual meeting of the German Society for Thoracic, Heart and Vascular Surgery. The event, held Feb. 19, was held in conjunction with the annual meeting of the German Society for Paediatric Cardiology and Congenital Heart Defects in Hamburg, Germany. Ventripoint's...Read more
2024 31 Jan
Latest innovation has the potential to reduce anesthesia during minimally invasive procedures [1] As a pioneer and leading innovator in cardiac ultrasound, Philips has developed the smaller X11- 4t Mini 3D TEE transducer to serve more patients with this valuable imaging tool, from pediatric patients to older adults and everyone in between...Read more
2024 11 Dec
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2019 23 May
According to an expert consensus paper published in the European Heart Journal, imaging provides a more precise diagnosis of a heart attack that can be used to individualise treatment. Currently, heart attacks are diagnosed and treated using coronary angiography. While invasive imaging can provide more detail of the arteries, its use is still...Read more
2018 09 Nov
This year, the theme for the International Day of Radiology was cardiology. Special focus was given on the need for increased coordination between radiologists and cardiologists. Cardiac imaging is a rapidly growing sub-specialty of diagnostic radiology. Cardiac radiologists perform imaging examinations using computed tomography (CT) and...Read more
2018 02 May
Recent advances in noninvasive cardiac imaging technologies have altered the diagnostic approach to patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). Improvements in hardware and software as well as the introduction of new hybrid scanners have allowed the performance of hybrid imaging in ischaemic heart disease, which is now widely adopted and also implemented...Read more
2017 30 May
Results of the INCA-Peru study reveal the development of a faster and cheaper cardiac-imaging test that can be used in developing countries. Findings were presented at EuroCMR 2017. The new cardiac-imaging test is believed to be three times faster and costs less than one-fifth. The test also changed clinical management in nearly 33% of patients....Read more
2016 22 Feb
The Cardiology Department of the Military Medical Academy together with the Egyptian Society of Cardiology have the honor to invite you to CardioEgypt2016, the largest most comprehensive Annual Cardiovascular Congress in Egypt, the Middle East and Africa that will be held at Fairmont Heliopolis hotel during the period from 22nd – 25th February 2016....Read more
2015 02 Dec
Over the years, EuroEcho-Imaging has grown more and more to become the world’s largest cardiovascular imaging congress. This year’s main themes are ‘ cardiomyopathies ’ and ‘ early diagnosis of cardiovascular disease ’. The aim of EuroEcho-Imaging will be to create an exciting forum, in which both clinicians and scientists can present and discuss ...Read more
2015 06 Oct
Researchers at Singapore's Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) have developed a computational method that uses MRI to assess the extent of damage to the left ventricle after a heart attack. Teo Soo-Kng of the A*STAR Institute of High Performance Computing explains that heart attacks can be very complicated and in cases where the...Read more