Cardiac Imaging: Page 125

MESA: Metabolic syndrome, diabetes boost CAC, cardiac events
By Eric Barnes
People with metabolic syndrome and/or diabetes mellitus have greater progression of coronary artery calcium (CAC) than those without the conditions, and the degree of progression in CAC predicts the risk of future cardiac events, according to a study in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
April 8, 2012
Stanford: Ventriculography is expensive and overused
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Left ventriculography is an expensive and often unnecessary test that is routinely overused, according to a new study in the American Heart Journal from Stanford University. It's also invasive, adding unnecessary risks and costs to the cardiac workup.
April 8, 2012
ACC: CCTA improves chest pain evaluation without raising costs
By Charlene Laino
CHICAGO - Performing coronary CT angiography (CCTA) early in the evaluation of chest pain in the emergency department may quickly and accurately predict which patients should be admitted for acute coronary syndrome, according to study results presented at the American College of Cardiology (ACC) meeting.
March 28, 2012
Global cardio PACS market to reach $891M by 2017
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The global market for cardiovascular PACS is expected to reach $891 million by the year 2017, according to a new report from market research firm Global Industry Analysts.
March 27, 2012
GE debuts optimized cardiac CT scanner at ACC
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare introduced a version of its Discovery CT750 HD scanner optimized for cardiac scanning at low radiation doses at the American College of Cardiology (ACC) meeting in Chicago.
March 26, 2012
ACC: Coronary CT angio rule outs heart attack in ER patients
By Edward Susman
CHICAGO - Patients who have a negative coronary CT angiogram after presenting at the emergency room (ER) for cardiac-suspected chest pain can safely be sent home, researchers reported at this week's American College of Cardiology (ACC) meeting.
March 25, 2012
GE introduces OR hybrid system at ACC
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare used this week's American College of Cardiology (ACC) annual meeting to launch a new imaging system designed to guide procedures in a hybrid operating room (OR), where physicians perform both transcatheter-based and open surgical procedures.
March 25, 2012
Moments in Radiology History: Part 2 -- Cardiovascular x-ray
By Otha Linton
In early 1896, just after the birth of medical x-ray, doctors experimenting with the new rays realized that in addition to imaging bones, the technology was useful for the circulatory system. In part 2 of our series on radiology history, Otha Linton explores the roots of interventional radiology, from Forssmann to Dotter.
March 25, 2012
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Agfa to debut new Impax CV12 at ACC 2012
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Agfa HealthCare plans to unveil a new version of its cardiovascular information system, Impax CV12, at next week's American College of Cardiology (ACC) meeting in Chicago.
March 22, 2012
ScImage rolls out cloud-based ECG
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PACS vendor ScImage has launched its new cloud electrocardiogram (ECG) management service as an extension of its PicomCloud cloud-based PACS software.
March 22, 2012
Moments in radiology history; new guidelines on cardiac dose; DBT and screening
By Brian Casey
March 21, 2012
Medical societies release guidelines on cardiac radiation
By Eric Barnes
A coalition of medical societies released new guidelines on dose optimization of cardiac imaging scans on Thursday in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. The document offers a road map for improving radiation safety and reducing patient radiation dose while obtaining high-quality medical images.
March 21, 2012
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