Cardiac Imaging: Page 171

Coronary CTA beats calcium scoring for short-term prognosis
By Eric Barnes
Coronary CT angiography (CTA) outperforms calcium scoring for predicting short-term outcomes, say Michigan researchers. Three months after the scans, coronary CTA was head and shoulders above calcium and other risk factors as a prognosticator of major adverse cardiac events.
August 13, 2009
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Digisonics nets 2 buys
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound image management firm Digisonics has won a deal to upgrade its OB-Windows software with two OBLink modules at Unity Health System-Park Ridge in Rochester, NY.
August 12, 2009
ACR schedules cardiac CT test
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology (ACR) has set a date in September for the first exam in its testing program to qualify physicians with the required skills in cardiac CT.
August 11, 2009
CardioDynamics OKs SonoSite deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Shareholders of impedance cardiography developer CardioDynamics have voted to approve the San Diego company's sale to compact-ultrasound developer SonoSite of Bothell, WA.
August 11, 2009
New 3D cardiac MRI tool helps preplan pediatric surgery
By Wayne Forrest
Physicians at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia are using a unique new method for manipulating 3D cardiac MR images to compare how alternative approaches affect blood flow and expected outcomes. They've found that the technique helps them choose the best course of action prior to an operation.
August 11, 2009
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GE installs first Discovery SPECT/CT
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare has completed the first installations of its new cadmium zinc telluride-based SPECT/CT nuclear cardiology camera, Discovery NM/CT 570c.
August 10, 2009
AuntMinnie.com Cardiac Imaging Insider
By Eric Barnes
August 9, 2009
Some stenoses go undiagnosed with 64-slice CCTA
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Anatomic discordance and, in some cases, the reader's failure to accurately quantify intermediate stenosis, results in limited per-segment sensitivity for 64-detector-row coronary CT angiography (CCTA), concludes a new study in the August issue of Radiology.
August 9, 2009
DECT cuts tests as a one-stop myocardial, coronary artery exam
By Eric Barnes
A single dual-energy CT (DECT) exam can provide an accurate, integrative analysis of coronary artery morphology and myocardial blood supply, according to researchers from the Medical University of South Carolina. The study highlights the potential of DECT as a one-stop shop.
August 9, 2009
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NMPI launches 5th nuclear cardiology route
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Mobile imaging services firm Nuclear Medicine Professionals (NMPI) has launched a fifth mobile nuclear camera route.
August 9, 2009
Dual-source coronary CTA has advantages over 64-slice
By Eric Barnes
Even in patients with well-controlled heart rates, dual-source coronary CT angiography (CTA) delivers significantly higher specificity and accuracy per coronary segment compared to 64-detector-row CTA, concludes a new study from Switzerland.
August 6, 2009
Philips nabs Australian cardiovascular contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Philips Healthcare has entered the cardiovascular information systems market in Australia with a new contract.
August 5, 2009
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