Cardiac Imaging: Page 175

Adding PET to 64-slice CT aids detection of heart disease

By Wayne Forrest

Adding functional data from PET to 64-slice coronary CT angiography can improve the latter's ability to detect coronary artery disease, overcoming the modality's historic weak point in specificity, according to U.K. researchers.

July 19, 2009

Prospectively gated coronary CTA nearly equals normal-dose scans

By Eric Barnes

Researchers in Italy report that low-dose prospectively gated coronary CT angiography (CTA) scans are nearly equivalent to retrospectively gated exams in diagnostic accuracy, while reducing radiation dose by up to 72%, according to an article published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

July 16, 2009

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

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

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