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Volcano gets FDA OK, buys catheter
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Intravascular ultrasound developer Volcano has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to market the Eagle Eye Platinum digital IVUS catheter.
February 8, 2010
Stress perfusion CT adds value to coronary CT angiography
By Eric Barnes
Combined stress perfusion CT imaging not only is feasible, it's potentially valuable for assessing some patients at risk of coronary artery disease in a one-modality imaging procedure, according to a study appearing this month in Radiology.
February 8, 2010
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Bard posts Q4 results
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional technology provider C. R. Bard has posted financial results for the fourth quarter of 2009.
January 28, 2010
Toshiba nets midsized Infinix VF-i install
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Toshiba America Medical Systems has installed its first Infinix VF-i vascular x-ray system with a 12 x 12-inch flat-panel digital detector.
January 26, 2010
Medtronic pledges $1M for Haiti relief
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional technology firm Medtronic has pledged $1 million to support earthquake relief in Haiti.
January 21, 2010
Lantheus begins Ablavar marketing
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Lantheus Medical Imaging today launched Ablavar (gadofosveset trisodium), its injectable MR angiography imaging agent designed to evaluate aortoiliac occlusive disease in adults with known or suspected peripheral vascular disease.
January 19, 2010
Analysis favors coronary CTA over stress MPS for chest pain
By Eric Barnes
In most chest pain patients, coronary CT angiography (CTA) surpasses its rival -- stress myocardial perfusion scintigraphy (MPS) -- for diagnosing coronary artery disease, according to the results of a new model analysis comparing the two techniques.
January 14, 2010
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Hansen wins Houston contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Robotic technology developer Hansen Medical has sold an additional catheter system to a Houston heart and vascular center.
January 12, 2010
FDA clears Stereotaxis catheter
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Image-guided interventional surgery firm Stereotaxis has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for a magnetic irrigated catheter.
January 11, 2010
CTA motion model aims to improve cardiac function analysis
By Eric Barnes
Dutch researchers used an automated coronary artery motion model to analyze cardiac function from electrocardiogram-gated coronary CT angiography (CTA) data. The method promises to improve cardiac function analysis and reconstruction interval selection, and even provide new information on coronary artery motion at different heart rates.
January 10, 2010
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VA report: 'Tension' at Utah IR unit did not cause patient deaths
By Donna Domino
An investigation by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) of a VA hospital in Salt Lake City found evidence of "tension" between interventional radiologists and vascular surgeons, but reported that the situation did not "directly contribute" to the deaths of four patients at the facility within a nine-month period.
January 7, 2010
DSCT edges out 64-slice CT in coronary artery imaging
By Eric Barnes
Coronary CT angiography performed on dual-source CT (DSCT) confers a slight advantage in image quality with slightly fewer nondiagnostic vessel segments compared to 64-detector-row CT. Calcification remains a challenge with both types of scanners, but it's slightly less problematic with dual-source systems, say researchers from the University of Rome.
January 7, 2010
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