Cardiac Imaging: Page 99

Contrast echo technique spots, quantifies heart damage
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A novel myocardial contrast echocardiography technique can diagnose and quantify damage to heart muscle even after an episode of mild cardiac injury from ischemia has resolved.
June 22, 2014
SNMMI: ARMI trial shows benefits of Rb-82 PET for heart disease
By Wayne Forrest
ST. LOUIS - Trial results presented on Monday at the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) meeting show that rubidium-82 PET outperformed thallium-201 SPECT for diagnosing obstructive coronary artery disease -- all while exposing patients to less radiation.
June 9, 2014
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SNMMI: PET/MR up for challenge of detecting CAD
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Cardiac PET/MR can accurately detect coronary artery disease (CAD) and offers a number of advantages over conventional stress testing methods such as SPECT, according to research presented at the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) meeting.
June 9, 2014
Circulation: Cancer risk low for children undergoing heart scans
By Eric Barnes
Radiation from x-ray and CT scans of the heart is low and doesn't significantly raise the risk of cancer for young children being scanned, according to a study published on June 9 in Circulation that looked at nearly 14,000 heart scans.
June 8, 2014
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ASNC to hold board-exam prep course
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC) will hold a nuclear cardiology board-exam preparation course from July 11-13.
June 3, 2014
Breast cancer patients aren't getting heart disease treatment
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Only a third of older breast cancer patients saw a cardiologist within 90 days of developing heart problems, according to a new study.
June 3, 2014
Lantheus appoints new CFO
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Lantheus Medical Imaging has named John Bakewell as its new chief financial officer (CFO).
June 2, 2014
Start-up firm unveils plans for U.S.-based Mo-99 production
By Wayne Forrest
Northwest Medical Isotopes has an ambitious plan to invest some $50 million to build a radioisotope production facility in Columbia, MO, to manufacture molybdenum-­99 (Mo-99). If all goes as planned, the company could supply approximately half of the U.S. demand for the radioisotope by 2017.
May 22, 2014
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Dassault unveils 3D virtual heart model
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
French 3D design and simulation firm Dassault Systèmes has introduced a 3D simulation model of a whole human heart.
May 19, 2014
Echo screening cost-effective after childhood chemo
By Eric Barnes
Young cancer patients treated with chemotherapy can be screened cost-effectively throughout their adult lives with echocardiography to help them live longer, according to a pair of just-released studies in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
May 18, 2014
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Digisonics installs CVIS in Fla.
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Image management firm Digisonics has installed its cardiovascular information system (CVIS) at a site in Florida.
May 18, 2014
Outpatient echo code bundling has unintended effects
By Kate Madden Yee
When Medicare began code bundling for echocardiography scans in 2009, the move produced a sharp drop in outpatient claims from cardiologists -- which was expected. But the success of code bundling could have unintended effects for both echocardiography and other imaging exams, according to a study in the May Journal of the American College of Radiology.
May 14, 2014
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