Cardiac Imaging: Page 144

Hardware, software advances spark cardiac SPECT progress
By Wayne Forrest
After remaining relatively stagnant for more than 50 years, the basic design of SPECT cameras has taken a quantum leap: Innovative developers have brought hardware and software improvements to the technology to reduce scan time and allow users to better control the amount of radiotracers given to patients.
March 3, 2011
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CT limited for detection of subtle aortic tears
By Eric Barnes
VIENNA - Even with electrocardiographic gating, CT angiography cannot confidently visualize subtle aortic tears of the ascending aorta. Transesophageal echocardiography may be a better option in some patients, according to a presentation Thursday at the European Congress of Radiology.
March 2, 2011
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Dynamic cardiac CT stress perfusion equivalent to MRI
By Eric Barnes
Cardiac MRI may be the gold standard for evaluating myocardial perfusion, but there's no reason CT can't eventually take over much of MRI's workload in patients suspected of coronary artery disease, say researchers from the Medical University of South Carolina and two other centers.
February 28, 2011
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AuntMinnie.com Cardiac Imaging Insider
By Eric Barnes
February 24, 2011
CMS keeps MRI rules for pacemakers, ICDs
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a final rule indicating that there is not enough data to change current policy against reimbursing for the use of MRI for patients with implanted permanent pacemakers or implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs).
February 24, 2011
InfraReDx touts CRT presentations
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Coronary imaging developer InfraReDx said that its LipiScan intravascular ultrasound system will be featured in several talks at the upcoming Cardiovascular Research Technologies (CRT) 2011 meeting next week in Washington, DC.
February 22, 2011
Allocade debuts On-Cue software updates at HIMSS
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Healthcare software developer Allocade has rolled out new capabilities for its On-Cue workflow management software, adding support for cardiology and patient transport departments.
February 22, 2011
Study links periodontal disease, atherosclerosis
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
By using FDG-PET to measure metabolic activity, researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School have found a link between periodontal disease and atherosclerotic inflammation, according to a study in the February 22 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
February 17, 2011
FDA clears Medipattern's 3D vascular US
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection software developer Medipattern said it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its 3D vascular ultrasound imaging device.
February 16, 2011
ACRIN begins cardiovascular clinical trial
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology Imaging Network (ACRIN) has begun a multicenter clinical trial to assess how cardiac CT angiography and SPECT affect outcomes in patients with stable angina.
February 16, 2011
Toshiba gets FDA nod for Auto-IMT software
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Toshiba America Medical Systems has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearance for its Auto-IMT ultrasound software.
February 15, 2011
MDDX debuts image transmission software
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Imaging software developer MDDX has released its Moving Pictures image communication software package.
February 15, 2011
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