Interventional: Page 77

Philips debuts VasoCT upgrade

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Philips Healthcare has introduced VasoCT, a new configuration for its Allura Xper interventional x-ray system designed to visualize structures beyond a clot and allow physicians to identify and assess the size and extent of an ischemic stroke.

June 6, 2010

Cardiac model favors treadmill then CTA for low-risk patients

By Eric Barnes

A new cost-effectiveness model gives surprising prominence to the exercise treadmill test for evaluating patients with suspected coronary artery disease. In fact, treadmill plus imaging -- especially coronary CT angiography (CTA) for low-risk patients -- was more cost-effective than any imaging modality alone.

June 6, 2010

Covidien to buy ev3 for $2.6B

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Healthcare technology firm Covidien has signed a definitive agreement to acquire interventional device firm ev3 of Plymouth, MN, for $22.50 per share.

May 31, 2010

Cardiac CAD safely rules out coronary artery disease

By Eric Barnes

A computer-aided detection (CAD) algorithm that detects coronary artery stenosis at coronary CT angiography not only helped less experienced readers find more lesions, it ruled out adverse cardiac events for more than a year in patients who had disease symptoms but were read by CAD as negative.

May 31, 2010

Boston Scientific expands iLab reach

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Interventional device developer Boston Scientific is collaborating with Philips Healthcare and Siemens Healthcare on the use of its iLab ultrasound imaging system with Philips' Allura Xper and Siemens' Axiom Artis and Artis zee interventional x-ray systems.

May 24, 2010

Gadobenate better than gadopentetate contrast in MRA

By Wayne Forrest

Gadobenate dimeglumine offers better performance than gadopentetate dimeglumine in patients undergoing contrast-enhanced MR angiography (MRA) for suspected peripheral arterial occlusive disease, according to a study in the June issue of Radiology.

May 23, 2010