Although contrast agents have an essential role in non-invasive imaging techniques, potential side effects limit their use. For example, both low- and iso-osmolar iodinated contrast media used in ...

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sonographers trained in administering ultrasound enhancing agents (UEAs) can help improve patient care while also reducing health care costs, a Harvard cardiologist said ...

ST. LOUIS – A Saint Louis University cardiologist called upon the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today to reconsider a strong warning it recently placed on a diagnostic tool, stating that the ...

Cardiovascular medicine is changing. It is progressively becoming more and more disease-based for diagnosis and therapy with the development of multidisciplinary meetings, often image guided. Some of ...

Patients (pts) with Kawasaki disease (KD) who develop myocardial infarction are usually asymptomatic before the event; thus, it is crucial that pts at risk be identified. The aim of our study was to ...

An echocardiogram is an ultrasound image of the heart. Echocardiograms can help doctors diagnose a range of heart problems, such as heart failure, blood clots in the heart, and heart valve disease.

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The International Contrast Ultrasound Society (ICUS) and Northwest Imaging Forums (NWIF) today announced an educational partnership to help train sonographers to perform ...