{"id":246167,"date":"2026-05-14T18:20:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T22:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/14\/iowa-methodist-among-first-in-state-to-use-advanced-4d-heart-imaging-technology\/"},"modified":"2026-05-14T18:30:06","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T22:30:06","slug":"iowa-methodist-among-first-in-state-to-use-advanced-4d-heart-imaging-technology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/14\/iowa-methodist-among-first-in-state-to-use-advanced-4d-heart-imaging-technology\/","title":{"rendered":"Iowa Methodist among first in state to use advanced 4D heart imaging technology"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kcci.com\/article\/iowa-methodist-among-first-in-state-to-use-advanced-4d-heart-imaging-technology\/71311140\">Iowa Methodist among first in state to use advanced 4D heart imaging technology<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kcci.com\/article\/iowa-methodist-among-first-in-state-to-use-advanced-4d-heart-imaging-technology\/71311140\">https:\/\/www.kcci.com\/article\/iowa-methodist-among-first-in-state-to-use-advanced-4d-heart-imaging-technology\/71311140<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-05-14 18:20:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.kcci.com\">www.kcci.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tUnityPoint Health-Des Moines announced that Iowa Methodist Medical Center has become one of the first hospitals in Iowa to perform procedures using advanced 4D intracardiac echocardiogram, or ICE, ultrasound technology.The technology marks a significant advancement in cardiovascular care by allowing physicians to see detailed, real-time images from inside the heart during procedures.ICE is commonly used during heart procedures such as ablations and left atrial appendage closures. The new 4D imaging technology provides live, high-resolution images that help doctors perform procedures with greater precision and accuracy.Doctors say the technology is especially helpful during transeptal punctures, when physicians move from the right side of the heart to the left side. The imaging also helps reduce the need for fluoroscopy, lowering radiation exposure for patients and medical staff. According to UnityPoint Health-Des Moines, the technology also improves catheter-to-tissue contact and provides real-time monitoring during procedures. Hospital leaders say those advancements, combined with less invasive imaging, can help reduce the risk of complications. Hospital officials say the investment is part of an ongoing effort to expand access to advanced cardiovascular care in Iowa.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"dateline\">DES MOINES, Iowa \u2014<\/strong> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>UnityPoint Health-Des Moines announced that Iowa Methodist Medical Center has become one of the first hospitals in Iowa to perform procedures using advanced 4D intracardiac echocardiogram, or ICE, ultrasound technology.<\/p>\n<p>The technology marks a significant advancement in cardiovascular care by allowing physicians to see detailed, real-time images from inside the heart during procedures.<\/p>\n<p>ICE is commonly used during heart procedures such as ablations and left atrial appendage closures. The new 4D imaging technology provides live, high-resolution images that help doctors perform procedures with greater precision and accuracy.<\/p>\n<p>Doctors say the&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kcci.com\/article\/iowa-methodist-among-first-in-state-to-use-advanced-4d-heart-imaging-technology\/71311140\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iowa Methodist among first in state to use advanced 4D heart imaging technology https:\/\/www.kcci.com\/article\/iowa-methodist-among-first-in-state-to-use-advanced-4d-heart-imaging-technology\/71311140 Publish&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":246169,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/kubrick.htvapps.com\/vidthumb\/0f134b93-288f-401c-b932-b3c71ad538ec\/c1b1744c-75f4-4877-ae99-fdec4db66130.jpg?crop=1xw:1.0xh;center,top&resize=1200:*","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[101,119],"class_list":["post-246167","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-technology","tag-health","tag-medical"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/246167"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=246167"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/246167\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":246170,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/246167\/revisions\/246170"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/246169"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=246167"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=246167"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=246167"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}