Cardiac Imaging: Page 111

CCTA for chest pain cuts costs, admissions
By Eric Barnes
One of the largest studies yet comparing medical resource use and outcomes among chest pain patients found that coronary CT angiography (CCTA) reduced medical resource utilization compared to standard care, generating fewer hospital admissions and shorter emergency room stays, researchers reported in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
May 13, 2013
GE launches angio tools at HRS 2013 confab
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare is showcasing new dose management and visualization tools at this week's Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) meeting in Denver.
May 9, 2013
Toshiba debuts EP package, angio dose tracking
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Toshiba America Medical Systems introduced a new electrophysiology (EP) package for its Infinix-i cardiovascular angiography system at this week's Heart Rhythm Society meeting in Denver.
May 9, 2013
Firms begin cath lab renovation
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Stalco Construction and DIGroupArchitecture have begun an $815,000 renovation and upgrade of a cardiac catheterization lab at Nassau University Medical Center in East Meadow, NY.
May 8, 2013
Study shows feasibility of cardiac PET/MRI -- with caveats
By Wayne Forrest
Cardiac FDG-PET/MRI is feasible on an integrated whole-body PET/MRI system, but the hybrid modality still must prove it adds clinical relevance to cases of ischemic heart disease, according to a study published online May 7 in Radiology.
May 8, 2013
2013 05 08 15 38 21 697 Pet Mri 3c 3d 450 20130508224219
Carestream adds cardiology PACS sale
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Carestream Health has installed a cardiology PACS at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital in St. Marys, OH.
May 6, 2013
MESA: Monitoring coronary calcium could cut heart events
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
An analysis of results from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) found that more frequent monitoring of patients with coronary artery calcium could significantly reduce the number of coronary events.
May 2, 2013
Lantheus to proceed with flurpiridaz F-18 program
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Contrast agent developer Lantheus Medical Imaging plans to proceed with a phase III program for its flurpiridaz F-18 PET radiopharmaceutical, based on an interim analysis of data from its first phase III study.
April 30, 2013
Teleflex gets nod from FDA
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical device developer Teleflex announced that its Arrow VPS G4 device for catheter line placement has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
April 28, 2013
New heart failure imaging guidelines released
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
New appropriateness criteria published by the American College of Cardiology Foundation and the American College of Radiology offer guidance on the use of cardiovascular imaging in heart failure patients, addressing several specific clinical scenarios.
April 28, 2013
US shows how air pollution speeds up atherosclerosis
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound has revealed that long-term exposure to air pollution may lead to heart attacks and strokes by speeding up atherosclerosis, according to research published this week in PLOS Medicine.
April 24, 2013
Researchers launch library of 3D heart models
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Researchers from the University of Minnesota are using 3D computer models generated from contrast-enhanced CT studies to create a digital anatomical library of human heart specimens.
April 17, 2013
Previous Page
Page 111 of 325
Next Page