Cardiac CT

Emerging research demonstrates that those with total plaque volume > 750 mm3 have an 18.6 percent risk of MACE at four years in comparison to a 1.4 percent MACE risk for those with no plaque.

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Researchers found that non-contrast head CT exams, head and neck CT exams and spine CT imaging increased by 33 percent, 76.9 percent and 52.9 percent, respectively, per 1,000 emergency department encounters over the last decade.

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New research suggests that photon-counting CT may provide critical insight into a diagnostic dilemma that has challenged radiologists for decades.

The Cone-Beam CT (CBCT) Perfusion software reportedly provides CT-quality perfusion maps during neurointerventional procedures.

Emerging CCTA research affirms the importance of going beyond LDL reduction in the evaluation and treatment of patients with chronic coronary syndrome.

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In a study involving nearly 350 completed requests for CT scans at a pediatric hospital emergency department, researchers found that 54 percent were not appropriate according to American College of Radiology appropriateness criteria.

The benefits of photon-counting CT via ultra-high spatial resolution, reduced blooming artifacts and high temporal resolution allow characterization with confidence in coronary stent assessment.

Facilitating enhanced real-time visualization for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) procedures, the Ultreon 3.0 optical coherence tomography platform reportedly combines high-resolution imaging with AI-powered insights on stent sizing and positioning.

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In a recent interview with Diagnostic Imaging, Sujith Kalathiveetil, MD, FACC, discussed the evolution of coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA), AI-enabled tools and the potential for future innovations with CCTA.

The Rembra CT reportedly facilitates high-throughput imaging for high-volume settings such as emergency departments and the Rembra RT and Areta RT platforms offer an extended 85 cm field of view and 4D CT to enable enhanced accuracy in tumor targeting.

PlaqueSegNet, an emerging deep learning model for coronary plaque quantification based off CCTA exams, offered a greater than 90 percent intraclass correlation coefficient agreement with intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) and expert readers across four separate datasets.

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The Bunkerhill Contrast CAC and Bunkerhill Contrast AVC are reportedly the only AI-powered software modalities to garner 510(k) clearance for detection and quantification of coronary artery calcium and aortic valve calcium on contrast-enhanced CT scans.

The Philips Spectral CT Verida system reportedly provides reconstruction of 145 images per second, allowing entire CT exams to appear in less than 30 seconds.

New research demonstrates the capability of photon-counting CT to go beyond stenosis and inflammation to offer precision mapping insights into the individualized metabolic activity of carotid perivascular adipose tissue.

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The Photonova Spectra photon-counting CT system reportedly offers a variety of features, including 8-bin energy resolution, rapid rotation speed and motion-free imaging.

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Iodine density measurements with photon-counting detector CT offered higher than 93 percent sensitivity and 95 percent specificity for differentiating between bland and neoplastic portal vein thrombosis in newly published research.