The Future of Health is Here, Now

The Future of Health is Here, Now A color image of the heart as viewed from a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) screen. Advances in technology, including Artificial Intelligence, have made non-invasive preventative cardiac screening effective, efficient and cost-friendly. A European study outlining the benefits of cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in helping identify suspected coronary […]

Understanding Your Health Insurance

Understanding Your Health Insurance When you’re concerned about your health or the health of a loved one, your focus is on getting the answers you need. The last thing you want to worry about is the ins and outs of health insurance. Advanced Imaging Center has on-staff insurance specialists whose job is to guarantee your […]

An Ounce of Prevention: Knowing Can Be Lifesaving

An Ounce of Prevention: Knowing Can Be Lifesaving Nothing kills more Americans every year than cardiovascular disease and stroke. More than 868,000 Americans die annually from heart disease and related ailments, which has been the leading cause of death in the United States for as long as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have […]

Not All Plaque is Equal

Not All Plaque is Equal Heart attacks are principally caused by artery plaque becoming dislodged, causing an arterial obstruction, and a significant number of patients who suffer a heart attack never have any warning signs. The majority of cardiac emergency events can be traced back to noncalcified plaque, a buildup of soft deposits embedded deep […]

What is CLEERLY and how is it used?

What is CLEERLY and how is it used? Ascend Imaging has partnered with a Colorado-based laboratory called CLEERLY. Cleery is a revolutionary type of coronary (heart) analysis that leverages the latest in machine intelligence to perform a comprehensive assessment of each of your coronary arteries and branches and potential heart disease. CLEERLY identifies, characterizes, and […]