Cardiology
Study of cardiac imaging tests new CT-based procedure
Researchers at Emory University School of Medicine recently performed a cardiac imaging procedure that was the first of its kind completed in Georgia.
Nov 11, 2021
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News tagged with myocardial perfusion imaging
Cardiology
Study analyzes a decade of cardiac imaging trends
A new study published in Radiology: Cardiothoracic Imaging on cardiac imaging trends over a decade reports that the rate of coronary computed tomography angiography (cCTA) exams by radiologists in hospital outpatient departments ...
Sep 30, 2021
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Cardiology
Deep learning with SPECT accurately predicts major adverse cardiac events
An advanced artificial intelligence technique known as deep learning can predict major adverse cardiac events more accurately than current standard imaging protocols, according to research presented at the Society of Nuclear ...
Jun 12, 2021
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Cardiology
SNMMI and ASNC issue joint guidelines for quantification of myocardial blood flow using PET
The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging's (SNMMI) Cardiovascular Council and the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC) have issued the joint position paper, Clinical Quantification of Myocardial Blood ...
Feb 13, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
SNMMI publishes appropriate use criteria for somatostatin receptor PET imaging
The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) has published appropriate use criteria (AUC) for somatostatin receptor PET imaging in neuroendocrine tumors. This AUC is part of a new series developed by SNMMI ...
Jan 4, 2018
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Other
SNMMI publishes appropriate use criteria for hepatobiliary scintigraphy in abdominal pain
The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) has published appropriate use criteria (AUC) for hepatobiliary scintigraphy in abdominal pain. This is the third in a series of new AUC developed by SNMMI in its ...
Aug 3, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
SNMMI publishes appropriate use criteria for V/Q imaging in pulmonary embolism
The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) has published appropriate use criteria for ventilation/perfusion (V/Q) imaging in pulmonary embolism (PE). This is the second in a series of new AUC developed ...
May 1, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
SNMMI publishes appropriate use criteria for bone scintigraphy in prostate and breast cancer
The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) has published appropriate use criteria (AUC) for bone scintigraphy (scans to identify bone metastases) in patients with prostate or breast cancer. This is the ...
Apr 6, 2017
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Cardiology
Higher rates of stress-related emotional factors in women linked to heart attacks, study suggests
A recent study by researchers at the Rollins School of Public Health (RSPH) at Emory University suggests that among young survivors of heart attacks, women, more than men, have a higher vulnerability to emotional factors ...
Mar 22, 2017
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Cardiology
ACP releases High Value Care advice for one of the most common diagnostic tests in US
Physicians should not screen for cardiac disease in adults at low risk for coronary heart disease (CHD) with resting or stress electrocardiography, stress echocardiography, or stress myocardial perfusion imaging, the American ...
Mar 16, 2015
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