Cardiac Imaging: Page 106

Toshiba and Unfors RaySafe partner
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Toshiba America Medical Systems has joined with testing-instruments provider Unfors RaySafe to offer a new radiation dose monitoring and management tool for its Infinix-i cardiovascular x-ray systems.
July 22, 2013
Echocardiography not indicated for asymptomatic screening
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Echocardiography screening for structural and valvular heart disease does not lead to reduced risk of death, myocardial infarction, or stroke, according to a long-term Norwegian study published online July 22 in JAMA Internal Medicine.
July 21, 2013
CCTA makes the call for coronary revascularization
By Eric Barnes
Addressing a question that has traditionally received little attention, researchers from South Carolina found that coronary CT angiography (CCTA) can accurately decide whether symptomatic patients at high risk of coronary artery disease actually need revascularization.
July 21, 2013
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Infraredx touts clinical study findings
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Coronary imaging developer Infraredx is highlighting findings published in JACC Cardiovascular Interventions that show its True Vessel Characterization imaging system can detect lipid core plaque in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction.
July 17, 2013
Diagnosoft wins Wash. contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Image analysis software firm Diagnosoft has won a contract with a Washington hospital for its harmonic phase (HARP) MRI technology for cardiac assessment.
July 16, 2013
Florbetapir shows promise in detecting cardiac amyloid
By Wayne Forrest
Preliminary study results indicate that F-18 florbetapir (Amyvid) can detect cardiac amyloidosis, a buildup of protein that can lead to various forms of heart disease. The results hint that Amyvid could be useful beyond its core indication of detecting beta-amyloid deposits in the brain.
July 15, 2013
Extracardiac findings at cardiac CT: How hard to look?
By Eric Barnes
The search for extracardiac abnormalities detected at coronary CT angiography comes with a major decision that depends, as much as anything, on how hard radiologists really want to look for them, according to a presentation at the recent International Symposium on Multidetector-Row CT.
July 14, 2013
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Lantheus CFO to leave firm
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Lantheus Medical Imaging said it will replace its chief financial officer (CFO), effective August 9.
July 11, 2013
Medicare Advantage patients have lower angiography rates
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medicare Advantage beneficiaries have significantly lower rates of angiography and percutaneous coronary interventions than Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries, according to a study published in the July 10 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.
July 9, 2013
U.S. less efficient than Canada in cardiac cath use
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The utilization rate of cardiac catheterization is higher in the U.S. than in Canada, but the diagnostic yield of the procedure is lower, according to a study to be published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
July 8, 2013
Report: Cardiac cath growth isn't serving patients
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
New interventional cardiac catheterization services duplicate existing programs and do not improve patients' access to emergency cardiac care, according to a new study published online July 9 in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes.
July 8, 2013
Diagnosoft wins Singapore contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Image analysis software firm Diagnosoft has won a contract with a heart center in Singapore for its Core software tool.
June 24, 2013
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