Imaging

Clinical Cases

Use of Hyperspectral Imaging in a Clinical Setting

08/15/2018

Dr. Miller presents his study on hyperspectral imaging to evaluate patients with vascular disease and track those in need of vascular intervention throughout the course of their procedures to determine if there are any additional benefits of...

Dr. Miller presents his study on...

08/15/2018

Wounds

Clinical Cases

Adequate Perfusion for Healing and Routine Noninvasive Vascular Studies

07/10/2018

Dr. Arnold presents a case in which a near-infrared imaging (NIRI) assessment with a handheld device was utilized on an 80-year-old man with chronic ulceration of the left lateral malleolus and fifth metatarsal base with concurrent metatarsal...

Dr. Arnold presents a case in...

07/10/2018

Wounds

Zero-Contrast Revascularization of a Chronic Total Occlusion in the Superficial Femoral Artery Using Intravascular OCT-Guided Crossing and Directional Atherectomy in a Patient With Chronic Kidney Disease

07/17/2017

Jon C. George, MD

Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Jon C. George, MD Einstein Medica...

This case demonstrates the successful recanalization of a calcified SFA-CTO in a patient with chronic kidney disease using no contrast and minimal fluoroscopy via imaging-guided catheters.

This case demonstrates the...

07/17/2017

Vascular Disease Management

Clinical Review

Advances in Carotid Artery Imaging: Beyond Luminal Stenosis

05/05/2017

Luke Kim, MD¹; Dmitriy N. Feldman, MD1; Daniel McCormick, DO²

¹Division of Cardiology/Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York; ²Division of Cardiology/Department of Medicine, Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Luke Kim, MD1; Dmitriy N. Feldman, MD...

There is a growing interest in assessing carotid artery plaque morphology and composition in order to identify patients with vulnerable plaque. With rapid advances in imaging technology, characterizing plaque with novel modalities may help to...

There is a growing interest in...

05/05/2017

Vascular Disease Management

Editor's Corner

Advances in Carotid Imaging

05/05/2017

Vascular Disease Management

Original Contribution

Echoes of Change: Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound and the Potential Applications for Non-Invasive Imaging

04/11/2017

Brian J. Schiro, MD

Miami Cardiac and Vascular Institute, Miami, Florida

Brian J. Schiro, MD Miami Cardiac...

The approval of ultrasound contrast has provided an avenue for development of novel methods of vascular assessment. The full application in noninvasive imaging has yet to be elucidated and new innovative techniques in CEUS will pave the way...

The approval of ultrasound...

04/11/2017

Vascular Disease Management

Original Contribution

Randomized, Double-Blind Study Comparing Patient Comfort and Safety Between Iodixanol 320 mg I/mL and Iopamidol 370 mg I/mL in Patients Undergoing Peripheral Arteriography – The COMFORT II Trial

12/31/2016

Christian Rosenberg, MD¹; José Joaquín Martínez-Rodrigo, MD, PhD²; Elena Lonjedo Vicent, PhD³; Juan Macho, MD, PhD⁴; Lauren Lim, PharmD⁵; Thomas M. Todoran, MD, MSc⁶; for the Peripheral Discomfort Study Investigator Panel

Christian Rosenberg, MD1; José Joaqu...

This study was performed to provide contemporary contrast-induced patient discomfort data obtained during peripheral arteriography procedures using iso-osmolar iodixanol 320 mg I/mL, compared to low-osmolar iopamidol 370 mg I/mL.

This study was performed to...

12/31/2016

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Research

Comparison Between Tc-99m WBC SPECT/CT and MRI for the Diagnosis of Biopsy-proven Diabetic Foot Osteomyelitis

08/08/2016

Javier La Fontaine

Kavita Bhavan

Kenrick Lam

Suzanne Van Asten

William Erdman

Lawrence A. Lavery

Orhan K. Öz

08/08/2016

Wounds

An Aspirational Atherectomy Case Presented by Fadi Saab, MD

08/29/2015

A patient presented with complaints of what seemed to be rest pain involving his right lower extremity, which was unusual given the patient’s few risk factors. Imaging revealed what appeared to be thrombus, although ultimately the patient did...

A patient presented with...

08/29/2015

Vascular Disease Management

Utility of Image-Guided Atherectomy for Optimal Treatment of Ambiguous Lesions by Angiography

07/28/2015

Jon C. George, MD; Vincent Varghese, DO

The Deborah Heart and Lung Center, Browns Mills, New Jersey

Jon C. George, MD; Vincent Varghese, ...

The authors present a case of pseudodissection seen angiographically post CTO crossing, which was accurately assessed as eccentric plaque using OCT imaging and treated using an OCT-guided directional atherectomy device, preventing bail-out...

The authors present a case of...

07/28/2015

Vascular Disease Management