Cardiac Imaging: Page 145

Ultrasound device may help treat PE
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A tiny ultrasound device can break up pulmonary embolisms (PEs), according to research presented at this week's International Symposium on Endovascular Therapy.
January 17, 2011
High-pitch CT cuts dose for patients with low heart rates
By Eric Barnes
Austrian radiologists have found a way to cut the radiation dose of coronary CT angiography studies to as low as 1 mSv by using a high-pitch scanning protocol on a 128-slice scanner for patients with low heart rates.
January 16, 2011
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St. Jude Medical launches echo system
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
St. Jude Medical has launched a new intracardiac ultrasound system and echocardiography catheter.
January 12, 2011
Stereotaxis adds CE Mark
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Image-guided interventional surgery firm Stereotaxis has received the European CE Mark for its Vdrive robotic navigation system.
January 10, 2011
Big CTA trial shows coronary plaque risk in low-risk patients
By Eric Barnes
People considered to be at low risk for coronary artery disease aren't so low-risk after all, according to early results from a large coronary CT angiography (CTA) screening study in Korea.
January 6, 2011
ASE releases echo lab guidelines
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) has published recommendations and measurable quality standards for echocardiography laboratories in the January issue of the Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography.
January 5, 2011
Stereotaxis expands catheter partnership
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Image-guided interventional surgery firm Stereotaxis said it has extended an exclusive worldwide distribution agreement with the supplier of its magnetic ablation catheters through 2015.
January 4, 2011
AuntMinnie.com Cardiac Imaging Insider
By Eric Barnes
January 3, 2011
Dual-phase DECT myocardial perfusion cuts time, dose
By Eric Barnes
There's no need to acquire images during both stress and rest phases in dual-energy CT (DECT) myocardial perfusion imaging, say researchers from the U.S. and Germany. A stress phase combined with a delayed-enhancement phase performs just as well while reducing radiation dose by a third.
January 3, 2011
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MI is visible on nongated chest CT, but often missed
By Eric Barnes
General radiologists appear to be missing their chance to detect myocardial infarction (MI) during routine CT imaging. Researchers found that general radiologists prospectively detected fewer than half of MI on CT -- even though cardiac specialists found all of the cases when reviewing images after the fact.
December 28, 2010
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Turf battles may be impeding growth of CCTA compared to MPI
By Kate Madden Yee
The use of coronary CT angiography (CCTA) has fallen faster than that of radionuclide myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI), and CCTA may be underused due to lack of referrals from cardiologists who control MPI equipment, according to a new study presented at the RSNA meeting earlier this month.
December 27, 2010
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Czech prenatal US screening program improves CHD detection
By Erik L. Ridley
A review of 21 years of experience from the Czech Republic's national prenatal ultrasound screening program found significant and improving antenatal detection of congenital heart disease (CHD). But mortality still remains high, according to the research published in Heart.
December 20, 2010
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