Cardiac Imaging: Page 163

Patients with peripheral arterial disease may need cardiac imaging
By Edward Susman
As many as one in five patients being treated for peripheral arterial disease have concurrent -- but silent -- asymptomatic coronary artery disease that's severe enough to require invasive procedures, according to a study presented at the RSNA meeting earlier this month.
December 29, 2009
ACC sues HHS over Medicare cuts
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Cardiology (ACC) filed suit on Monday against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), alleging that severe cuts in the 2010 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule will render the practice of cardiology "nonviable and unsustainable."
December 28, 2009
GE licenses molecular radiotracers
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare has licensed technology related to molecular radiopharmaceuticals from the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee.
December 28, 2009
SurgiVision files for IPO
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
MRI coil developer SurgiVision has filed documents with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for an initial public offering.
December 22, 2009
MRI shows age- and gender-based differences in myocardial motion
By Eric Barnes
People who suspect that men's and women's hearts march to different drummers now have proof from cardiac MRI. Myocardial motion is strongly influenced by gender as well as age, according to researchers from Freiburg, Germany.
December 17, 2009
FDA warns of pacemaker, MRI issues
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The magnetic pulses from an MRI scan may mix with the electronic pulses from a pacemaker, potentially endangering a patient undergoing MR-based imaging procedures.
December 16, 2009
CT treads MRI turf by diagnosing myocardial edema
By Eric Barnes
The visualization of pericardial fluid associated with myocardial infarction, long the exclusive province of cardiac MRI, can be performed using CT, say researchers from the University of Aachen in Germany.
December 16, 2009
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Positron adds install
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Molecular imaging vendor Positron has installed another PET scanner in New York City.
December 15, 2009
ASE survey projects limited echo access
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) survey said that initial results from a survey it conducted on the impact of upcoming changes in Medicare payment rates may portend the possibility of decreased patient access to echocardiography studies.
December 14, 2009
McKesson updates CVIS software
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Healthcare IT firmMcKesson unveiled the latest version of its Horizon Cardiology cardiovascular information system (CVIS) at last week's RSNA meeting in Chicago.
December 9, 2009
MediMatic launches Norwegian subsidiary
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Cardiology information management firm MediMatic has formed a Norwegian subsidiary.
December 9, 2009
MediMatic inks Philips deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Cardiology information management firm MediMatic has signed an agreement to integrate and distribute QLAB analysis software modules from Philips Healthcare as part of MediMatic's ComPACS CV-PACS product line.
December 7, 2009
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