Cardiac Imaging: Page 158

Lantheus touts data on PET agent at ACC show
By Wayne Forrest
Lantheus Medical Imaging is highlighting study data presented at this week's American College of Cardiology meeting in Atlanta that indicate that its flurpiridaz F-18 PET myocardial perfusion imaging agent has a higher specificity for detecting right coronary artery disease compared to rest-stress technetium-99m SPECT.
March 17, 2010
Medtronic brings SureScan to Europe
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional technology firm Medtronic has released its Advisa DR MRI SureScan pacemaker in selected European markets.
March 16, 2010
Coronary CTA finds plenty of plaque in runners
By Edward Susman
ATLANTA - When doctors looked at the coronary CT angiography (CTA) studies of elite marathoners they found something quite unexpected -- more calcified and noncalcified plaque volume than in symptomatic patients, according to research presented at the American College of Cardiology meeting.
March 16, 2010
GE debuts fusion software at ACC
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare has introduced Innova EPVision, a new software application designed to fuse real-time 2D x-ray images and 3D cardiac models from multiple modalities such as x-ray, CT, and MR.
March 16, 2010
Fuji debuts Synapse 3D software
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Fujifilm Medical Systems USA is highlighting its Synapse 3D advanced visualization software at this week's annual American College of Cardiology meeting in Atlanta.
March 15, 2010
TeraRecon adds to iNtuition
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Advanced visualization firm TeraRecon is highlighting new features for its iNtuition advanced visualization software at this week's American College of Cardiology meeting in Atlanta.
March 15, 2010
Angio dose related to patient size, disease complexity
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Skin doses from fluorosocopy in percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) procedures are related to patient size and the complexity of the indication, researchers reported at the American College of Cardiology meeting in Atlanta.
March 14, 2010
Toshiba touts new Infinix VF-i outfit
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Toshiba America Medical Systems is displaying its Infinix VF-i biplane x-ray system at this year's American College of Cardiology meeting in Atlanta.
March 14, 2010
Stress leads to more heart attacks among police, firefighters
By Eric Barnes
Police officers and firefighters are far more likely than the general population to suffer heart attacks or sudden cardiac death on the job. But their coronary CT calcium scores don't differ all that much from those of the general population, according to a study presented at the American College of Cardiology meeting in Atlanta.
March 14, 2010
Women sent to cath lab twice as often as men
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Women with stable chest pain are twice as likely to be sent for invasive angiography as men with the same symptoms, according to a new study presented Sunday at the American College of Cardiology (ACC) annual meeting in Atlanta.
March 14, 2010
Calcium findings on abdominal CT linked to heart attack risk
By Edward Susman
ATLANTA - The presence of calcified aortic plaques -- often spotted as incidental findings on CT scans -- appear to be strong predictors of coronary artery disease and mortality, researchers reported at this week's American College of Cardiology meeting.
March 14, 2010
Amicas nets cardiology reporting deals
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PACS vendor Amicas said it has received contracts for more than 90 cardiology clinical reporting modules on its Vericis cardiovascular image and information management system.
March 14, 2010
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