Cardiac Imaging: Page 143

LifeImage signs cardiology practices
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical image sharing firm LifeImage has signed on Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx, NY, and Baystate Health System in Springfield, MA, for its LifeImage network.
March 28, 2011
Medtronic readies Resolute trial data
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional technology developer Medtronic said it will release U.S. clinical trial data on its Resolute drug-eluting stent at the upcoming American College of Cardiology annual scientific session in April in New Orleans.
March 28, 2011
Aetna sues NJ doctor over $59,490 echo charge
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Insurance company Aetna is suing six New Jersey doctors over excessive medical charges, including a cardiologist who billed the firm nearly $60,000 for an echocardiography study, according to a Bloomberg article.
March 27, 2011
Toshiba upgrades Infinix-i line
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Toshiba America Medical Systems has released a number of new upgrades to its Infinix-i line of cardiovascular x-ray systems.
March 27, 2011
Infinitt inks marketing deal with IBS
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
RIS/PACS vendor Infinitt North America has signed a marketing partnership with Intelligent Business Solutions (IBS) for its CardioPulse cardiovascular information system and Infinitt Cardiology PACS products.
March 24, 2011
Coronary calcium CT scans motivate lifestyle changes
By Eric Barnes
A new study in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology found that patients with positive results on coronary artery calcium CT scans made important lifestyle changes that led to lower risk profiles for cardiac events four years later.
March 22, 2011
ECG helps screen for pediatric heart conditions
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Adding an electrocardiogram (ECG) to a history and physical examination can identify undiagnosed heart conditions in healthy children and adolescents, according to a pilot study from the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. An echocardiography study was also found to be useful.
March 17, 2011
Fuji begins shipping decision-support software
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Fujifilm Medical Systems USA announced that its advanced software decision-support system, Intelligent Structured Reporting, is now available. The technology will be highlighted at the upcoming American College of Cardiology annual meeting.
March 16, 2011
Cardiac imaging docs form imaging service
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A number of cardiac imaging luminaries have teamed up to form the Transcontinental Cardiovascular Core Laboratory.
March 15, 2011
Corindus launches PRECISE trial
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Cardiac cath lab technology developer Corindus Vascular Robotics said that its CorPath Percutaneous Robotic-Enhanced Coronary Intervention (PRECISE) study is now under way.
March 15, 2011
Lantheus gets FDA nod for new clinical trial
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Lantheus Medical Imaging said that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has cleared a special protocol assessment on the design and planned analysis of a phase III trial to assess myocardial perfusion with a new PET radiopharmaceutical.
March 10, 2011
High-pitch DSCTA often repeated, but dose still lower
By Eric Barnes
VIENNA - Nearly one in five coronary CT angiography scans acquired with an emerging high-pitch dual-source CT angiography (DSCTA) protocol needs to be repeated. But the low-dose acquisitions possible mean even repeated scans have lower overall doses than comparable 64-detector-row CTA scans, researchers reported at the European Congress of Radiology.
March 3, 2011
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