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Toshiba touts cardiac advances at ACC
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
NEW ORLEANS - Toshiba America Medical Systems is giving attendees at the American College of Cardiology meeting their first look at several new products the Tustin, CA, vendor has rolled out in the past several months.
March 8, 2004
FDG uptake may prove less stressful for pinpointing ischemia
By Jerry Ingram
NEW ORLEANS - Myocardial uptake of FDG following an ischemic episode may serve as a memory marker of transient ischemia, resulting in a more sensitive and specific way to detect acute ischemia, according to results of a pilot study presented this week at the American College of Cardiology meeting.
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Sixty-four-slice scanner paces GE's ACC products
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
NEW ORLEANS - GE Healthcare of Waukesha, WI, is using this week's American College of Cardiology meeting to unveil its entrant in the next-generation multislice scanner race -- LightSpeed VCT, a 64-slice scanner.
March 8, 2004
Myocardial perfusion imaging shows promise in first-time heart failure
By Jerry Ingram
NEW ORLEANS - Myocardial-gated SPECT could play a role in the early evaluation of patients experiencing their first episode of heart failure, according to a poster presented today at the American College of Cardiology meeting.
March 8, 2004
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Cardiac MRI shines in predicting heart attack in women
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Cardiac MRI appears to be more effective than conventional diagnostic procedures such as nuclear stress testing and coronary angiography in diagnosing women with symptoms of ischemic heart disease, according to research presented at the American College of Cardiology meeting this week.
March 7, 2004
Sixteen-slice scanning extends CT's reach in coronary arteries
By Brian Casey
NEW ORLEANS - Scanning the coronary arteries has long been a tough nut for newer cardiac imaging modalities such as CT and MRI. However, the relentless march of new technology is extending the reach of these modalities into the coronaries, where motion artifacts can confound older scanners.
March 7, 2004
Vacuum-assisted breast biopsy reduces re-biopsy rate
By Tracie L. Thompson
VIENNA - Ultrasound-guided breast biopsies performed with a 14-gauge core needle are much more likely to require re-biopsy than those performed with a vacuum-assisted device, according to a large-scale analysis presented Monday at the European Congress of Radiology.
March 7, 2004
Philips launches new cardiac MRI at ACC show
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
NEW ORLEANS - Philips Medical Systems is launching a range of new products at this week's American College of Cardiology meeting, including a new cardiac MRI scanner based on the Achieva platform introduced at last year's RSNA meeting.
March 7, 2004
CT beats MR, perhaps temporarily, in virtual colonoscopy
By Eric Barnes
VIENNA - In a study presented today at the European Congress of Radiology, Dr. Roman Fischbach from the University of Muenster in Germany compared virtual colonoscopy in both modalities using four scanners: CT in 4- and 16-slice models and MRI in 1.5- and 3.0-tesla machines.
March 7, 2004
AngioDynamics readies IPO
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
E-Z-EM’s wholly owned subsidiary AngioDynamics has filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for an initial public offering (IPO) of common stock.
March 7, 2004
Dynamic Cardiovascular MRI: Principles and Practical Examples
It’s a brave new world in cardiac imaging, and it’s vital to keep current, especially for those who have yet to take the boards. Cardiac was recently named as an independent section of the boards. It’s sink or swim, and if you seek a fully loaded life raft, read on.
March 7, 2004
New tagging, subtraction techniques aim for better compliance in VC
By Eric Barnes
Researchers are continuing their efforts to perfect stool tagging and digital subtraction techniques, hoping to someday make virtual colonoscopy easy enough for the masses -- and potentially save many lives. Radiologist Dr. Michael Zalis, who heads up CT colonography at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, talks about minimal prep imaging and digital subtraction techniques.
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