Cardiac Imaging: Page 154

Toshiba to show new AIDR feature
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Toshiba Medical Systems Europe has introduced its adaptive iterative dose reduction (AIDR) technology, designed to reduce radiation dose by as much as 75% compared to conventional scanners.
August 19, 2010
New SHAPE guidelines eye imaging role in cardiac risk assessment
By Erik L. Ridley
August 16, 2010
SHAPE II task force revising cardiac risk guidelines
By Eric Barnes
The Houston-based Society for Heart Attack Prevention and Eradication (SHAPE), which wants to scrap population-based cardiac risk assessment in favor of imaging-based evaluation of each individual, said it will release new guidelines at the November American Heart Association meeting in Chicago.
August 16, 2010
Coronary calcium usually ignored on chest CT
By Eric Barnes
Radiologists often fail to report coronary calcium detected on chest CT scans. By ignoring it, they miss not only the chance to detect potentially serious heart disease, but an important opportunity to evaluate the chances of lowering a patient's risk of heart attack with treatment.
August 11, 2010
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Shina teams up with Virtual Heart
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Software developer Shina Systems has signed a software licensing agreement with Brazilian cardiovascular teleradiology services provider Virtual Heart.
August 8, 2010
Hallan alta taza de cataratas en cardiólogos intervencionistas
By Eric Barnes
Una nueva investigación de cardiólogos intervencionistas y enfermeras en Malasia revela una taza de incidencia de cataratas cinco veces más elevada que en el grupo de control, la cual implica que los límites de dosis de radiación son demasiado altos para proteger al personal.
August 4, 2010
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
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