A heart PET scan is a noninvasive imaging test that uses a small amount of radiation. It helps doctors understand how the heart functions and whether it is healthy. Cardiac or heart PET scans create ...

A new AI tool can rapidly evaluate data from echocardiography, an imaging test commonly used to diagnose heart disease, ...

A new study showed that a non-invasive imaging test can help identify patients with coronary artery blockage or narrowing who need a revascularization procedure. The findings were published as a ...

HELPING DOCTORS DETECT HEART DISEASE. THE NEW TOOL IS BEING USED AT CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER, AND IT USES IMAGING AND COLORS TO HELP DOCTORS GET A BETTER READING. THEY SAY IT’S MORE ...

Participants were also scanned with a special nuclear heart-imaging test to determine whether they have ATTR-CM. With 1.5 million people carrying the V122I variant in the US, there are a great number ...

Recent trends of attempting to self-diagnose a medical condition based on online searches and without a professional medical expert can be harmful. Advances in technology have changed how and what ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Doctors should be judicious in their use of X-ray heart imaging techniques and avoid their routine use to screen for cardiac problems, a leading U.S. medical group said on ...

Heart doctors are capturing images of the inside of heart arteries, helping them watch plaque respond to cholesterol drugs in real-time.

NEW YORK -- A troublingly high number of U.S. patients who are given angiograms to check for heart disease turn out not to have a significant problem, according to the latest study to suggest ...

A stress test can help doctors diagnose certain heart conditions, but it’s a good idea to consider ages when deciding who might undergo this exercise-based screening. Share on Pinterest FG Trade/Getty ...

This week, the White House released information about some medical tests President Trump recently underwent. He told reporters he had an MRI, and then his doctor announced that "advanced imaging" ...