Interventional: Page 87

ContextVision signs Asian partner
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Swedish image enhancement developer ContextVision has inked a new Asian partner for distribution of its GOPView iRVPlus interventional radiology imaging software.
June 22, 2009
Naviscan ships PEM biopsy device
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
TORONTO - PET developer Naviscan is starting shipments of an image-guided biopsy attachment to its PEM Flex Solo II positron-emission mammography (PEM) system, the San Diego company told attendees at this week's SNM meeting.
June 15, 2009
MR stress alone sufficient for myocardial perfusion
By Eric Barnes
Use of an automated postprocessing tool eliminates the need for both a stress and rest exam in myocardial perfusion MRI, according to researchers from Germany. They found that quantitative assessment of stress MRI images alone delivers the same diagnostic performance as semiquantitative evaluation of both stress and rest perfusion exams.
June 11, 2009
Medtronic announces Teach for America grant
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional technology firm Medtronic has established a grant for Teach for America, the national corps of college graduates who commit to teach in high-need public schools for at least two years.
June 10, 2009
FDA clears new Ziehm C-arm
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
C-arm developer Ziehm Imaging has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the company's latest mobile C-arm device.
June 10, 2009
JAMA study: Michigan program drives down dose in coronary CTA
By Eric Barnes
Demonstrating that a coordinated multicenter program can successfully slash CT radiation dose, Michigan doctors cut dose from coronary CT angiography (CTA) studies by more than half statewide, according to the results of a study that will appear June 10 in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
June 8, 2009
GE partners with LightLab
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare has inked a partnership with optical coherence tomography (OCT) technology developer LightLab Imaging.
May 28, 2009
FDA clears Boston Scientific catheter
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional device developer Boston Scientific has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for a catheter used for endoscopic procedures, the company said.
May 27, 2009
Varian adds to PaxScan DR line
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems has introduced PaxScan 3030+, a flat-panel digital radiography (DR) detector designed for interventional angiography procedures.
May 27, 2009
MRA planning halves radiation, contrast dose during UAE
By Kate Madden Yee
German researchers have found that performing an MR angiography (MRA) scan for planning prior to uterine artery embolization (UAE) can cut both radiation and contrast dose in half, according to a study published in the June issue of Radiology.
May 27, 2009
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Triple-rule-out CT scans benefit from prospective gating
By Eric Barnes
For patients with nonspecific chest pain, whole-chest low-dose CT scans (also known as triple-rule-out studies) delivered better image quality and far lower radiation dose than comparable retrospectively gated scans, according to a new study in the American Journal of Roentgenology.
May 27, 2009
Cardiac cath lab procedures fall 11% over past 2 years
By Alexandra Weber Morales
Total patient cases accommodated by U.S. cath labs declined to 3.75 million in 2008, an 11% drop from 4.21 million in 2006, according to a report by market research firm IMV Medical Information Division. This is in contrast to IMV's 2006 report, which identified a gradual 9% increase in patient cases from 3.85 million in 2002.
May 25, 2009
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