Search Tag: cardiovascular imaging
2024 08 Sep
Cardiovascular diseases remain a leading cause of mortality globally, necessitating advanced diagnostic techniques for early detection and treatment. Late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) is a widely accepted method for assessing myocardial scarring, often caused by ischemic heart disease. While manual analysis...Read more
2024 09 May
Photon-counting detector CT (PCD-CT) is a cutting-edge advancement in CT imaging technology that addresses limitations of conventional methods. It enhances visualisation of small anatomical structures and may enable higher precision with lower radiation exposure. The unique features of PCD-CT require updated scanning protocols for various diagnostic...Read more
2023 28 Feb
Radiomics may lead to personalised management and treatment of cardiovascular diseases, which could impact patients’ prognosis. Key Points In recent years, multiple radiomics-based tools have been investigated in the field of cardiovascular imaging. Radiomics may predict outcomes of cardiac diseases without the need of...Read more
2021 01 Feb
Researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital's Artificial Intelligence in Medicine Program (AIM) Program and the Massachusetts General Hospital's Cardiovascular Imaging Research Center (CIRC) have developed a deep learning system that automatically measures coronary artery calcium from CT scans. The system can help physicans and patients make better...Read more
2019 06 Mar
Incoming European Society of Radiology president Boris Brkljačić 's announces his vision for ECR2020. True to tradition, on the last day of the ECR2019, incoming ESR President Boris Brkljačić, professor of radiology and vice-dean at University of Zagreb School of Medicine, Zagreb, Croatia, and chair of the Department of Diagnostic and Interventional...Read more
2015 18 May
Demand for cardiovascular imaging (CVI) continues to increase due to changes in CV disease epidemiology and ageing of the population. However, reliable statistics on CVI practice in Europe are lacking. In 2013, the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI) and the European Society of Cardiology conducted a survey to gather as much current...Read more
2014 08 Sep
A new cardiovascular imaging technology that uses a new true volume, three-dimensional (3D) transoesophageal echo (TEE) probe can visualise the heart and dynamic blood flow during interventional valve procedures. Siemens Healthcare (Erlangen, Germany) presented the Acuson SC2000 Prime Edition ultrasound system at the 2014 European Society of...Read more