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ECR: 3 tips for developing a successful cardiac imaging practice

AuntMinnie

The European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI) offers certifications for four imaging modalities, including CCT, cardiac CT, cardiac MRI, echocardiography, and nuclear cardiology; certifications for these modalities increased between 2003 and 2022, particularly for cardiac MRI.

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GE HealthCare Announces the FDA Clearance of nCommand Lite by IONIC Health

Imaging Technology

IONIC Health’s nCommand Lite includes multi-modality capabilities in support of magnetic resonance ( MR ), computed tomography ( CT ) and positron emission tomography/CT ( PET/CT ) scanning. Off-site experts can use these features to aid in training, procedure assessment, and scanning parameter management.

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Fujifilm to Unveil New Medical Imaging Innovations at the 2023 Radiological Society of North America Conference

Imaging Technology

MRI system and a 128- slice computed tomography (CT) system. “At In 2003, Fujifilm released the world’s first commercially available ultrasound platform with real-time tissue elastography. The new imaging systems that will be on display include three new digital radiography (DR) suites, two new fluoroscopy systems, a 0.4T

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The battle between Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Radiologists

Radiology Cafe

The use of AI has already set foot in the field of modern radiology with a recent example of this being the use of Computer Aided Detection (CAD) in assisting radiologists in screening for lung cancer on Computed Tomography (4). The future of image perception in radiology: synergy between humans and computers.

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A brief history of radiology

Radiology Cafe

Tomography originates from the Greek words ‘tomos’, meaning ‘slice’ or ‘section’, and ‘graphia’, meaning ‘description of’. In the 1960s computers were increasingly available and more powerful and in 1971, the first computed tomography (CT) scan was performed on a patient. J Vasc Interv Radiol 2003; 14 (7): 841–853.

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Emergency Guide to Stroke Neuroimaging

Northwestern EM

negative predictive value for greater than 50% cerebral vascular stenosis;[7] a 2017 pooled analysis of 7 studies from 2003 to 2012 broadly reported a sensitivity of 93% and specificity of 100% for acute ischemic stroke.[8] Perfusion computed tomography to assist decision making for stroke thrombolysis. Nadgir R, Yousef DM.