Cardiac Imaging: Page 148

Toshiba touts CT dose reduction, MRI and US upgrades

By Brian Casey

CHICAGO - At this week's RSNA 2010 meeting in Chicago, Toshiba America Medical Systems is highlighting its ongoing work to reduce CT radiation dose. The firm is also touting upgrades within its ultrasound, MRI, and x-ray product lines.

November 30, 2010

CTA reveals African-Americans have more unstable plaque

By Charlene Laino

CHICAGO - Using CT angiography (CTA), researchers have found that African-American patients have more noncalcified plaque in their coronary arteries than Caucasian patients. The study results were reported at the RSNA annual meeting being held this week in Chicago.

November 30, 2010

Rcadia, Siemens ink distribution agreement

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Computer-aided detection developer Rcadia Medical Imaging announced it has entered into an agreement with Siemens Healthcare for Siemens to distribute Rcadia's COR Analyzer software.

November 28, 2010

DNA damage reduced at 320-slice coronary CTA

By Eric Barnes

CHICAGO - Low-dose coronary CT angiography (CTA) delivered far less DNA damage than conventional coronary angiography, researchers from Berlin reported on Monday at the RSNA meeting's cardiac imaging sessions.

November 28, 2010

CAD boosts new readers in diagnosing stenosis on CCTA

By Erik L. Ridley

CHICAGO - Computer-aided detection (CAD) software can improve the diagnosis of stenosis on coronary CT angiography (CCTA), although the level of performance gain varies by level of reader experience, according to research presented Sunday at the 2010 RSNA meeting in Chicago.

November 27, 2010

Fuji brings Synapse 3D, new products to RSNA

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Fujifilm Medical Systems USA is unveiling Synapse 3D and a host of new products at this week's RSNA meeting in Chicago.

November 27, 2010

Cardiac PET payments to drop 23% in 2011 due to HOPPS cuts

By Wayne Forrest

Healthcare facilities and imaging centers in the U.S. struggling with lower reimbursement rates will face another challenge next year, as payments for PET myocardial perfusion imaging will decrease from $1,433 to $1,099.

November 25, 2010

Simple calcium counting at chest CT predicts mortality risk

By Eric Barnes

A simple counting method that assesses coronary artery calcium (CAC) from low-dose chest CT scans can be used to predict an individual's risk of death from cardiac disease, according to study results published in the November issue of Radiology.

November 23, 2010

CT coronary calcium scans define who needs statin therapy

By Edward Susman

CT-based coronary artery calcium scans may be able ferret out which patients with low levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and high levels of c-reactive protein need treatment with statins, according to a study presented at last week's American Heart Association scientific sessions in Chicago.

November 22, 2010

N-acetylcysteine does not prevent contrast-induced nephropathy

By Charlene Laino

High-dose N-acetylcysteine does not prevent contrast-induced nephropathy in high-risk patients undergoing coronary or vascular angiographic procedures, researchers reported at a late-breaking clinical trials presentation at the American Heart Association meeting in Chicago last week.

November 21, 2010

Big cumulative doses seen at cardiac SPECT MPI

By Eric Barnes

Patients undergoing SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) receive high cumulative radiation doses and often undergo repeat scans with the modality, concludes a study of more than 1,000 patients published online November 15 in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

November 21, 2010

Medrad to highlight CTPA software at RSNA

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Contrast injector technology firm Medrad plans to highlight its personalized-protocol software that individualizes CT pulmonary angiography (CTPA) contrast dosing at the upcoming RSNA meeting.

November 18, 2010

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