Cardiac Imaging: Page 112

Lantheus appoints new chief medical officer
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Diagnostic imaging agent developer Lantheus Medical Imaging said it has appointed a new chief medical officer.
March 5, 2013
Study shows decline in abnormal stress SPECT MPI
By Wayne Forrest
Over the past two decades, the frequency and severity of abnormal stress SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) studies have significantly decreased, with the prevalence of abnormal SPECT exams falling from 40.9% to 8.7%, researchers reported in the March 5 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
March 5, 2013
FDA clears Philips' live image-guidance tool
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Royal Philips Electronics, parent company of Philips Healthcare, announced it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its EchoNavigator live image-guidance tool.
March 4, 2013
Agfa to show new Impax CV Web+ at ACC
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Agfa HealthCare plans to demonstrate its new Impax CV Web+ software at next month's American College of Cardiology (ACC) conference in San Francisco.
February 27, 2013
Expert offers tips for efficient cardiac MRI throughput
By Wayne Forrest
Is your cardiac MRI scanner a $2 million patient gurney? It might be if you're not effectively using every available moment to prepare and scan patients, eliminating downtime between exams, according to a presentation at the recent Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance meeting.
February 24, 2013
SCCT adds scans to Choosing Wisely list
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
In cooperation with the Choosing Wisely campaign, the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) has released a list of five CT scan indications that it considers questionable.
February 21, 2013
VentriPoint offers 3D echocardiography software
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Echocardiography technology developer VentriPoint has completed development of a software package for 3D echocardiography studies.
February 21, 2013
Shimadzu prepares new angiography launches for ECR 2013
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Shimadzu will be unveiling its Trinias F12 and C12 angiography series at next month's ECR in Vienna.
February 18, 2013
NJ cardiologist cops to taking kickbacks from imaging center
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A New Jersey cardiologist has pled guilty to taking cash payments as a kickback for referring patients to a diagnostic imaging center in Orange, NJ.
February 18, 2013
CCTA predicts heart attack in people without risk factors
By Eric Barnes
A new study in Radiology concludes that coronary CT angiography (CCTA) can predict adverse coronary events not only in patients with risk factors for heart disease, but also in those without such factors. The results suggest a more prominent role for CCTA versus using clinical risk scores to predict heart disease risk.
February 18, 2013
FDA OKs Medtronic pacemaker for MRI
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional device developer Medtronic has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its Advisa MRI SureScan pacemaker.
February 14, 2013
Imaging shows toll of vascular brain injury
By Wayne Forrest
MR and PET images show that vascular brain injury from conditions such as high blood pressure and stroke has a considerably greater influence on cognitive impairment among nondemented older people than beta-amyloid plaque deposits, according to a study published online February 11 in JAMA Neurology.
February 13, 2013
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