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High cataract rates found in interventional cardiologists
By Eric Barnes
A new study of interventional cardiologists and nurses in Malaysia found five times the rate of cataracts in the group compared to controls, suggesting that current radiation protection thresholds may be too high to protect providers from harm.
August 4, 2010
GE, Orion ink distribution deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare has signed a distribution agreement for Orion Sales Partners of Oconomowoc, WI, to market GE's Vivid cardiovascular ultrasound devices to clinicians in private practice.
August 3, 2010
Enhanced reference standard boosts CTA accuracy
By Eric Barnes
Borrowing a technique from the virtual colonoscopy playbook, researchers from South Carolina and Germany found that coronary CT angiography (CTA) is better than previously thought compared to catheter-based coronary angiography -- in fact the two tests are essentially equivalent, they said.
August 3, 2010
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Supersized CONFIRM trial tackles coronary CTA and mortality
By Eric Barnes
In a study that probes what may be the largest database of detailed coronary CT angiography (CTA) results assembled to date, New York City researchers found an integral association between coronary artery disease and mortality at coronary CTA in patients without known heart disease.
July 29, 2010
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SCCT doles out Young Investigator Award
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) has named Raman Dusaj, MD, and Thomas Smith, MD, as recipients of the fourth annual Young Investigator Award.
July 27, 2010
ImaCor signs Pellerito
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Transesophageal echocardiography probe developer ImaCor has tapped imaging industry veteran Peter Pellerito as president and CEO.
July 27, 2010
AuntMinnie.com Cardiac Imaging Insider
By Eric Barnes
July 25, 2010
Myocardial echo bests SPECT in assessing hibernating myocardium
By Erik L. Ridley
Myocardial contrast echocardiography can outperform SPECT for assessing hibernating myocardium in ischemic cardiomyopathy, London researchers report in the Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography.
July 25, 2010
Mayo method enables perfusion CT in a fraction of the dose
By Eric Barnes
A new image-processing algorithm gives radiologists everything they need to diagnose perfusion CT images using up to 95% less radiation, according to research presented at this week's American Association of Physicists in Medicine meeting in Philadelphia.
July 19, 2010
Workstations deliver divergent soft-plaque results in CCTA
By Eric Barnes
Measurements of soft-plaque volumes calculated on different software platforms following cardiac CT angiography (CCTA) exams can vary widely, according to a study presented this week at the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography meeting in Las Vegas.
July 19, 2010
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BMIPP SPECT agent shows promise in acute coronary syndrome
By Wayne Forrest
A multicenter phase II clinical trial has found that a new SPECT radiopharmaceutical may have "significant utility" for diagnosing acute coronary syndromes long after symptoms have stopped, according to the July 20 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
July 18, 2010
SPECT MPI detects increased risk of sudden cardiac death
By Wayne Forrest
SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) can help determine whether patients with left ventricular ejection fraction measurements of greater than 35% have an increased risk of sudden cardiac death, according to a study in the July 13 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
July 13, 2010
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