Cardiac Imaging: Page 158

Ziehm, Pie ink deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
C-arm developer Ziehm Imaging and imaging software developer Pie Medical Imaging have formed a strategic partnership.
May 24, 2010
Two Ohio facilities to pay $108M in cardiac kickback case
May 20, 2010
Two Ohio facilities to pay $108M in cardiac kickback case
By Wayne Forrest
Two Ohio hospitals agreed Friday to pay the U.S. government $108 million to settle claims that the institutions violated federal law by unlawfully paying doctors for referrals of cardiac patients.
May 20, 2010
GE touts ADMIRE-HF trial results
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A new cardiac radiopharmaceutical being developed by GE Healthcare is showing an ability to predict cardiac events in symptomatic heart failure patients, according to results published in the May 18 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
May 20, 2010
Lantheus touts SNM papers
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Lantheus Medical Imaging said that 14 abstracts involving two of its cardiovascular PET works-in-progress will be presented at next month's SNM annual meeting in Salt Lake City.
May 18, 2010
Reduced-voltage cardiac CT works fine -- if you know the rules
By Eric Barnes
SAN FRANCISCO - Backed by growing clinical evidence, radiologists should step up to the plate and cut the tube voltage in their cardiovascular CT protocols. But getting the benefits without the pitfalls means paying attention to some technical considerations.
May 18, 2010
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ACC task force releases 2010 policy on CTA, CMR
By Eric Barnes
The American College of Cardiology (ACC) Foundation Task Force on Expert Consensus Documents has published the 2010 version of its views on coronary CT angiography (CTA) and cardiac MRI (CMR), detailing the strengths and weaknesses of each technology.
May 18, 2010
CompuMed to expand CardioGram reach
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
CompuMed has initiated a campaign to introduce its CardioGram electrocardiography telemedicine system to underserved cardiac care markets.
May 13, 2010
JACC special issue tackles radiation dose in cardiac imaging
By Eric Barnes
A series of editorials in this month's Journal of the American College of Cardiology examines radiation risk from cardiac imaging exams, and asks if the benefits of imaging have been understated in the risk-benefit equation to the detriment of patient care.
May 13, 2010
GE partners with CardioDx on diagnostics
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare has inked an agreement with CardioDx to codevelop diagnostic technologies to improve the care and management of patients with cardiovascular disease.
May 12, 2010
CMS corrects codes, raises MPI, CT fees
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on May 6 issued a correction to its previously announced codes for the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for 2010, with the end result being higher reimbursement for SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) and cardiac CT scans.
May 6, 2010
LightLab nets FDA clearance
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Optical coherence tomography (OCT) technology developer LightLab Imaging has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearance for its C7-XR coronary imaging system and companion C7 Dragonfly imaging catheter.
May 4, 2010
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