Cardiac Imaging: Page 135

ESC: MRI shows balloon pumps don't reduce infarct size
By Wayne Forrest
Using MRI, researchers have found that intra-aortic balloon pump counterpulsation prior to percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with ST segment elevation myocardial infarction does not reduce infarct size, according to a study presented on Tuesday at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) congress in Paris.
August 29, 2011
Cardiac MRI helps determine tumor type in children's hearts
By Wayne Forrest
Cardiac MRI can predict the likely tumor type in a majority of children with a cardiac mass, but cannot always conclusively determine if the tumor is malignant, according to a study in the August 30 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
August 29, 2011
SuperSonic debuts UltraFast Doppler at WFUMB
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
French ultrasound technology firm SuperSonic Imagine has unveiled its new UltraFast Doppler technology at the World Federation for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology (WFUMB) congress in Vienna.
August 25, 2011
Min joins Cedars-Sinai
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Cardiac imaging expert Dr. James Min has joined the Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute in Los Angeles as director of cardiac imaging research and co-director of cardiac imaging.
August 24, 2011
Philips rolls out new Xcelera release
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Philips Healthcare has introduced version R3.2 of its Xcelera cardiology image and information management system.
August 23, 2011
Targeson lands NIH research grant
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound imaging technology developer Targeson has received a Small Business Innovation Research grant from the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH).
August 22, 2011
PET probe detects infection in mice hearts
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital have developed a novel PET imaging probe that makes it possible to accurately diagnose a dangerous infection of the heart valves of mice, according to a study published online August 21 in Nature Medicine.
August 22, 2011
Vessel analysis software automates stenosis quantification
By Erik L. Ridley
Manual quantification of stenosis suffers from interreader variability, which can affect interpretation and comparison of results. Software-based automated techniques can do a much better and more efficient job, according to a pair of recent studies.
August 21, 2011
Coronary calcium scores are best for guiding statin therapy
By Eric Barnes
Coronary artery calcium scores generated by CT scans were far more predictive of future cardiac events than elevated high-sensitivity C-reactive protein levels, according to a new study in the Lancet that further clarifies which patients will benefit most from statin therapy.
August 18, 2011
GE introduces cardiac angio system
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare announced it has launched a dedicated interventional cardiology system designed for basic procedures.
August 17, 2011
MESA study links pericardial fat to atherosclerosis
By Wayne Forrest
Results from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) show that fat around the heart as detected by cardiac MRI and CT can promote atherosclerosis, according to a paper published online August 16 in Radiology.
August 15, 2011
CTA becomes a one-stop shop with FFR measurement
By Eric Barnes
Using CT to measure cardiac fractional flow reserve (FFR) is a potential game changer that could turn everyday coronary CT angiography (CTA) scans into a one-stop cardiac assessment tool, taking over some imaging tasks from other modalities.
August 14, 2011
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