Cardiac Imaging: Page 122

GE bolsters supply of Optison US contrast
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare has received an additional supply of its Optison ultrasound contrast agent to visualize the left ventricular border to diagnose certain heart diseases, such as hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
May 7, 2012
GE, Covidien sign 5-year patient monitor deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare and Covidien have unveiled a five-year, global collaboration to incorporate Covidien's measurement technologies into GE's patient monitors.
May 3, 2012
Digisonics nets Texas contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound image management firm Digisonics has taken an order from WellMed of San Antonio, TX, for the company's cardiovascular information system for structured reporting of cardiovascular studies.
May 2, 2012
PET tops SPECT, cardiac MR in diagnosing artery disease
By Wayne Forrest
SPECT, cardiac MR, and PET all reached high sensitivity for detecting obstructive coronary artery disease, but PET turned in the best diagnostic performance in a meta-analysis published in the May 8 edition of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
May 1, 2012
HeartIT nets patent for zero-footprint viewer
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Image management firm Heart Imaging Technologies (HeartIT) has received a sixth patent from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office related to its zero-footprint medical image viewer technology.
April 30, 2012
CS Medical debuts probe storage cabinets
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound accessories firm CS Medical had added transesophageal echocardiogram probe storage cabinets to its portfolio.
April 30, 2012
Study shows less contrast still performs well in cardiac MRI
By Wayne Forrest
Italian researchers have found that one dose of gadobutrol appears to be just as effective as a double dose of gadopentetate dimeglumine for detecting late enhancement in cardiac MRI cases, potentially reducing possible adverse effects from contrast use.
April 26, 2012
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Danish study ties coronary artery calcium to air pollution
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A new Danish study has concluded that coronary artery calcium levels are associated with living in city centers where air pollution is elevated.
April 25, 2012
PET/CT locates infection in patients with implantable cardiac devices
By Wayne Forrest
FDG-PET/CT can help differentiate between infection and postoperative inflammation in patients with cardiovascular implantable electronic devices and direct physicians to more appropriate treatment, according to a study published in the May issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
April 25, 2012
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FDA clears GE's cardiac US system
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has cleared GE Healthcare's latest version of its Vivid E9 cardiovascular ultrasound system.
April 24, 2012
Cocaine use linked to mixed coronary plaque on CT
By Eric Barnes
Cocaine users are known to have higher-than-normal rates of acute coronary syndrome compared to others at risk of heart disease. Researchers from the Medical University of South Carolina used dual-source CT to learn more about how cocaine use affects the development of coronary atherosclerosis.
April 23, 2012
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RaySearch wins Korean order for RayStation
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm RaySearch Laboratories has received an order for its RayStation treatment planning system from Hallym University Medical Center in Seoul, South Korea.
April 22, 2012
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