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Former Heart Check America workers tell firm's inside story
By Brian Casey
When whole-body scanning chain Heart Check America's (HCA) Denver facility was shut down by Colorado regulators in April, it was the last straw for a company that had been in decline for the last 18 months. Now, the firm's former employees are telling the story of HCA's stunning rise and rapid fall.
August 10, 2011
Heart Check America hit with class-action lawsuit
By Brian Casey
Whole-body scanning chain Heart Check America has been hit with a class-action lawsuit filed by a Las Vegas attorney who claims that the firm defrauded customers by offering CT scanning packages without referrals from licensed physicians -- an alleged violation of Nevada state law.
August 9, 2011
PET with rubidium-82 predicts cardiac events
By Wayne Forrest
Canadian researchers have found that PET scans with the radiopharmaceutical rubidium-82 can predict major adverse cardiac events independent of other parameters, according to results published online August 9 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
August 8, 2011
Heart Check fined $3.2M by Colo. regulators
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has ordered whole-body scanning chain Heart Check America to pay a $3.2 million fine for a range of violations, including conducting CT scans on patients without referrals from Colorado-licensed doctors.
August 7, 2011
Scoring tool predicts coronary CTA success before scan
By Eric Barnes
Researchers have developed a tool that predicts whether coronary CT angiography (CCTA) will be successful before subjecting patients to the time, expense, and risks of scanning, according to a study published in Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging.
August 4, 2011
Medtronic gets FDA OK to test pacing system
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional device developer Medtronic has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval for an investigational device exemption (IDE) of its second-generation Advisa DR MRI SureScan pacing system.
July 31, 2011
Merge adds to cardiac PACS installed base
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Healthcare IT and advanced visualization developer Merge Healthcare has received an order from Mon General Hospital in Morgantown, WV.
July 31, 2011
High-pitch stent assessment drives down dose
By Eric Barnes
Physicians in Singapore are evaluating stent patency using extremely low radiation doses with the aid of dual-source MDCT, according to a presentation at the recent Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography meeting in Denver.
July 31, 2011
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Merge nets cardiac PACS order
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Healthcare IT and advanced visualization developer Merge Healthcare has received an order from St. Mary's Regional Medical Center in Enid, OK.
July 27, 2011
USARad.com unveils tele-echo service
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Teleradiology services provider USARad.com has launched an echocardiography remote reading program.
July 26, 2011
SCCT announces award recipients
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) has announced the recipients of the Toshiba Young Investigator Award presented at the society's annual meeting.
July 26, 2011
AuntMinnie.com Cardiac Imaging Insider
By Eric Barnes
July 25, 2011
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