Interventional: Page 44

Image Wisely adds new radiation safety case

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The Image Wisely initiative has released a new Image Wisely radiation safety case for C-arm-based conebeam CT in interventional radiology.

November 17, 2015

IVUS shines in guiding stents for long coronary lesions

By Erik L. Ridley

In patients receiving drug-eluting stents for long coronary lesions, guidance using intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) yields much better outcomes than implantation guided by angiography, researchers from South Korea reported in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

November 16, 2015

Boston Scientific bids for CeloNova IR unit

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

In a deal aimed at expanding its interventional oncology assets, interventional and ultrasound technology developer Boston Scientific has inked a definitive agreement to purchase the interventional radiology (IR) business of CeloNova Biosciences.

November 9, 2015

Use criteria cut unnecessary heart interventions

By Kate Madden Yee

Appropriate use criteria for coronary revascularization have been effective in reducing the number of inappropriate percutaneous coronary interventions performed, according to a new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

November 8, 2015

Merit launches new vascular training model

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Disposable products developer Merit Medical Systems has launched a new vascular training model for its ThinkRadial education program.

November 4, 2015

Merit posts Q3 revenue increase

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Disposable products developer Merit Medical Systems reported an increase in revenue for its third quarter of 2015.

October 22, 2015

HeartFlow touts CT image analysis study

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Cardiovascular software developer HeartFlow is highlighting a study involving its fractional flow reserve CT image analysis software that is being presented at this week's annual Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics meeting in San Francisco.

October 13, 2015

Guerbet signs China distribution pact for Lipiodol

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

French contrast developer Guerbet has signed an agreement to promote and distribute its Lipiodol Ultra-Fluid liver contrast agent in China.

September 24, 2015

Interventional cardiologists exposed to high radiation dose

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Interventional cardiologists receive very high radiation exposure levels to the left side of their head when performing fluoroscopically guided invasive cardiovascular procedures, according to a study published recently in JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions.

September 21, 2015

Medtronic partners with Vikings NFL team

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Interventional device developer Medtronic has partnered with the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL) in a 10-year deal that includes a plaza, community service program, and medical history display.

September 14, 2015

FDA OKs Medtronic's implantable heart device for MRI

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Medtronic has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for an implantable cardioverter defibrillator system for use with MRI scanners.

September 13, 2015

Cardiac cath shows risk of spasms at coronary stenoses

By Brian Casey

Japanese researchers using coronary angiography discovered that patients with spasms near sites of coronary stenosis had a higher risk of experiencing a heart attack in the future, according to an article in the September 8 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

September 7, 2015

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