Cardiac Imaging: Page 173

Agfa expands Impax CV, settles with Acacia
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Agfa HealthCare has expanded the capabilities of its Impax Cardiovascular (Impax CV) with software for cardiology outcomes management from Cedaron Medical, the company announced.
July 16, 2009
Positron partners with MedAxiom
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Cardiac molecular imaging company Positron has signed a partnership agreement with MedAxiom, a subscription-based service provider and information resource for cardiology practices.
July 15, 2009
Boston Scientific wins Taxus clearance
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional device developer Boston Scientific has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its Taxus Liberté Long paclitaxel-eluting coronary stent system.
July 15, 2009
Repeated calcium scans increase cancer risk, study finds
By Eric Barnes
Patients who undergo repeated coronary artery calcium (CAC) scans may be setting themselves up for a cancer diagnosis, according to a new study that estimated the risks but not the potential benefits of CAC scan protocols and frequencies.
July 12, 2009
GE promotes Varin to GM post
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare has promoted Melanie Varin to the position of U.S. general manager for diagnostic cardiology sales and marketing.
July 12, 2009
CardioDynamics' revenue falls in Q2
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Impedance cardiography developer CardioDynamics posted a dip in revenue in its second quarter.
July 9, 2009
Ziosoft gets clearance for cardiac app
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Advanced visualization software developer Ziosoft has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance for its MR cardiac function analysis application.
July 7, 2009
Covidien gets Canadian OK for generic sestamibi
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Healthcare technology firm Covidien has received approval from Health Canada for its generic technetium-99m sestamibi kit.
July 6, 2009
High-pitch cardiothoracic CTA skips breath-holds and high doses
By Eric Barnes
A new way to use CT angiography (CTA) to scan fast-moving targets -- such as fidgety children and grown-ups with rapid heartbeats -- is becoming routine at a hospital in France.
July 6, 2009
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MRA recommended over CTA for following Kawasaki disease
By Wayne Forrest
Italian researchers recommend coronary MR angiography (MRA) as the modality of choice in the follow-up of patients with Kawasaki disease to reduce the potential cumulative effect of radiation exposure from repeat CT angiography (CTA) exams.
July 5, 2009
CMS OKs MRI blood-flow coverage
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has decided to extend coverage to the use of MRI for blood-flow management scans.
July 1, 2009
ACR launches cardiac CT certificate
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology (ACR) has launched a program to certify physicians in performing cardiac CT studies.
June 30, 2009
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