ORLive Presents: Cardiac MRI Detects and Diagnoses Heart Disease More Accurately
Posted on: Tuesday, 9 January 2007, 09:01 CST
Join W. Gregory Hundley, M.D. from Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center for a live webcast of a Cardiac MRI. This device allows for detection and diagnoses of heart disease quicker and more accurately. The webcast can be viewed live on www.OR-Live.com.
The Cardiovascular Imaging Center combines the expertise of Wake Forest Baptist cardiologists and radiologists to detect and diagnose heart disease more accurately with faster scans that provide clearer images of the heart. The center's pediatric and adult imaging modalities include Cardiac MRI, 64-slice cardiac CT angiography, 3-D echocardiography, contrast, transesophageal and stress echo, Positron Emission Tomography (PET) imaging, Computed Tomography (CT) imaging, and Nuclear imaging.
Wake Forest Baptist is one of the first 15 sites nationwide approved to use MRI as a diagnostic tool for heart disease. The new approach -- developed here -- provides a non-invasive alternative for people who cannot have ultrasound.
The results of research by a team led by Heart Center cardiologist W. Gregory Hundley, M.D., received international attention when released in circulation. By speeding up the MRI scanner and creating new software, Medical Center researchers have made it possible for physicians to see heart movement within seconds after it happens -- compared to an average of five minutes to see images previously.
The software analysis system is particularly useful in emergencies due to its rapid real time capabilities. This unique tool enables physicians to perform a real-time evaluation of a patient's cardiac system by taking a large volume of raw cardiac magnetic resonance images and transforming them into meaningful and actionable diagnostic information.
The discovery was an important step in making MRI a screening and diagnostic tool for heart disease. Currently, ultrasound is the most common non-invasive test for detecting heart disease. However, approximately 10 to 20 percent of people cannot have the ultrasound test because they are obese or have health conditions like emphysema that interfere with getting a clear image of the heart.
MRI is also used to perform a stress test on patients not able to exert themselves at the rate necessary to perform a test. Because MRI can evaluate many parts of the body, the test could be useful for patients with multiple symptoms. For example, a patient could be tested for disease in the heart, coronary arteries and peripheral vascular system at one time.
Visit: http://www.or-live.com/WFUBMC/1557 now to learn more and view a program preview. VNR http://www.or-live.com/rams/waf-1557-mkw-q.ram
Video-Link Available: http://www.marketwire.com/mw/frame_mw?attachid=397880
Contact: Alex Fraser Drector of Marketing slp3D, Inc / OR-Live 860-953-2900 x 214 Contact via http://www.marketwire.com/mw/emailprcntct?id=C3B411E51907210F
SOURCE: slp3D
Source: MARKET WIRE
Related Articles
- New Data: Hospital Imaging Centers Poised To Pull Back, Hitting Patients Hardest In Rural Areas
- L.A.'s Newest Advanced Imaging Center Houses New GE 64-Slice PET/CT and 3T MRI in Spa-Inspired Environment
- The Imaging Center at Baxter Village First in Southeast U.S. To Install Hitachi OASIS High-Field MRI
- Bay Radiology Women's Imaging Center First to Offer the Aurora Breast MRI System's Advanced Diagnostic Technology in Florida
- CVCTA Education, AMIGenics and Nevada Imaging Centers Partner to Introduce the First Dynamic Volume CT Education Center
- Consulting Radiologists, Ltd. Opens New Imaging Center in Blaine, Minnesota
- Prevention Insurance Company Enters Late Stage Discussions to Acquire a National Group of Diagnostic Imaging Centers
- Imagin Molecular Corporation Has Agreement to Use Cadenza Software for Imaging Center Business
- Elizabeth Jekot, M.D. Breast Imaging Center Offers Aurora Breast MRI to the Women of Richardson, Texas
- Mad Cow Disease Live Testing Facility Talks Progress Between Italian Government and U.S.-Based GeneThera, Inc.
 |
 |
User Comments (0)
RSS Feeds