Cardiac Imaging: Page 188

FluoroPharma nets patent for cardiovascular plaque
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Imaging agent developer FluoroPharma of Boston has received a U.S. patent for imaging cardiovascular plaque.
January 26, 2009
Pie rolls out new CAAS MRV release
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Imaging firm Pie Medical Imaging will release the new version of its CAAS MRV cardiac MR quantitative analysis software at this week's Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (SCMR) meeting.
January 25, 2009
Absolute calcium score better predictor than age-, sex-, race-adjusted scores
By Eric Barnes
For assessing the risk of coronary events, the absolute calcium score is a far better predictor of adverse coronary events than an adjusted score based on mean values of the patient's particular demographic group.
January 22, 2009
CMS launches national coverage analysis of cardiac MR flow studies
By Eric Barnes and Wayne Forrest
U.S. Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) has initiated a new national coverage analysis regarding flow studies performed with cardiac MRI.
January 21, 2009
Acusphere reports positive Imagify results
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Acusphere said that its Imagify echocardiography contrast agent was found to be well tolerated in newly published research, along with offering comparable diagnostic performance to nuclear imaging.
January 21, 2009
Emageon awarded Washington contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Image management firm Emageon has received a five-year contract from MultiCare Health System for its HeartSuite Vericis cardiology software and related products.
January 20, 2009
Philips to collaborate with Bard
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Royal Philips Electronics has inked an agreement with Bard Electrophysiology, a division of interventional technology developer C. R. Bard, to develop electrophysiology clinical tools.
January 14, 2009
Philips, Hansen team up
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Philips Healthcare and robotic technology developer Hansen Medical have signed joint development and cooperation agreements.
January 13, 2009
Positron launches cardiac nuclear medicine package
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PET developer Positron has debuted a comprehensive cardiac nuclear medicine program.
January 8, 2009
MRI beats PET for myocardial evaluation in patients with impaired LV function
By Eric Barnes
While MRI is known to detect more myocardial scarring than PET in patients with occlusive coronary artery disease, a new study suggests that contrast-enhanced MRI can make a critical difference in treatment planning for revascularization candidates with severely impaired left ventricular (LV) function.
January 8, 2009
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JACC study shows no additional risk from echo contrast agents
By Eric Barnes
Despite recent safety warnings, ultrasound contrast agents are safe and effective for assessing patients during echocardiography, concludes a massive review of more than 42,000 patients examined at three institutions in the U.S.
January 7, 2009
AuntMinnie.com Cardiac Imaging Insider
By Eric Barnes
January 4, 2009
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