Cardiac Imaging: Page 122

Lantheus touts Definity safety results

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Lantheus Medical Imaging said that a multicenter study has demonstrated the safety and tolerability of its Definity ultrasound contrast agent in a large and diverse patient population.

July 1, 2012

Infraredx signs Japanese distributor

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Coronary imaging developer Infraredx has signed an exclusive five-year agreement with Nipro for the distribution of its TVC intravascular imaging system in Japan.

June 26, 2012

4D PET technique accounts for respiratory, cardiac motion

By Erik L. Ridley

A new 4D PET reconstruction method can improve cardiac PET image resolution by compensating for both respiratory and cardiac motion, according to researchers from Tsinghua University in Beijing and Johns Hopkins University.

June 26, 2012

ISCT: CT angiography predicts need for coronary intervention

By Rebekah Moan

SAN FRANCISCO - Dual-source coronary CT angiography showed high diagnostic accuracy for predicting the need for coronary intervention in what its investigators are calling the largest multicenter trial to date, according to results presented on Wednesday at the International Society for Computed Tomography (ISCT) meeting.

June 20, 2012

StatVideo debuts tele-EchoBox

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Video conferencing developer StatVideo has introduced tele-EchoBox, an echocardiography telemedicine system.

June 20, 2012

ISCT: Many paths, some steep, lead to cardiac CT accreditation

By Eric Barnes

SAN FRANCISCO - Cardiac CT credentialing comes from several organizations in the U.S. and in various levels corresponding to different training and proficiency achievements. But doctors can't expect to read with the best unless they're prepared for a lot of training, a CT expert said at the International Society for Computed Tomography (ISCT) meeting.

June 20, 2012