Cardiac Imaging: Page 181

Positron gets FDA nod for cardiac PET scanner
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Cardiac molecular imaging company Positron has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval for a new PET scanner product line.
April 30, 2009
Biological dose measures promise new view of cardiac imaging risk
By Eric Barnes
The development of biological radiation dose measurement portends a future of far greater accuracy in gauging the damage wrought by ionizing radiation in imaging exams. Two studies, focused on cardiac CT and conventional angiography exams, respectively, offer the potential of maximizing image quality while minimizing the potential radiation risk to the patient.
April 30, 2009
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Georgia hospital installs Toshiba angio upgrade
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A hospital in Georgia is the first facility to receive a new angiography image processing technology from Toshiba America Medical Systems.
April 28, 2009
AuntMinnie.com Cardiac Imaging Insider
By Eric Barnes
April 26, 2009
Siemens installs first Definition Flash in U.S.
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Healthcare has made the first U.S. installation of its Somatom Definition Flash dual-source CT scanner.
April 26, 2009
Spectrum Dynamics gets first Nevada install
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Gamma camera developer Spectrum Dynamics has won a deal to install its D-SPECT dedicated cardiac gamma camera at a medical group practice in Las Vegas.
April 26, 2009
ARRS study: Cardiac CT beats nuclear stress test
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Researchers from the University of Washington in Seattle found that using cardiac CT to diagnose chest pain in low-risk patients is far cheaper than the standard of care using nuclear stress testing, according to a study to be presented at next week's American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) meeting in Boston.
April 22, 2009
Digisonics completes two installs
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound image management firm Digisonics has installed its DigiView image management and reporting system at Pediatric Cardiology Associates of Southwest Louisiana.
April 19, 2009
Screening for CAD in diabetics: Which patient? Which test?
By Dr. Daniel S. Berman
Screening for coronary artery disease (CAD) in any population is controversial. In this editorial opinion, Dr. Daniel Berman of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center points out what he believes are shortcomings in the Detection of Ischemia in Asymptomatic Diabetics (DIAD) study published this week in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
April 16, 2009
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Philips installs XperSwing in Ottawa
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Philips Healthcare has installed a flat-panel digital angiography system outfitted with the company's new XperSwing technology at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute.
April 16, 2009
CIVCO adds to product line
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound and radiotherapy products provider CIVCO Medical Solutions has released its SwiftLink catheter cover for the Acuson AcuNav 2D intracardiac echo catheter from GE Healthcare.
April 14, 2009
Tube current modulation cuts triple rule-out CTA dose
By Eric Barnes
Tube current modulation can substantially reduce the radiation dose of so-called triple rule-out scans, an increasingly popular test for patients presenting with chest pain and suspected acute coronary syndromes (ACS), according to researchers from Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia.
April 14, 2009
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