Cardiac Imaging: Page 204

Cardiac CT saves money and time as first-line heart test
By Eric Barnes
Two studies presented on Monday at the 2008 American College of Cardiology (ACC) meeting in Chicago are emblematic of a new wave of evidence supporting the first-line use of CT in subjects with and without suspected heart disease. The first study examined the use of cardiac CT as a gateway to cardiac catheterization in asymptomatic patients, while the second studied the integration of coronary CT angiography into an office-based cardiology practice.
March 31, 2008
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Agfa showcases new Impax modules at ACC show
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Agfa HealthCare is presenting two new modules for its Impax Cardiovascular Suite at this week's American College of Cardiology (ACC) meeting in Chicago.
March 30, 2008
McKesson receives cardiology order
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Healthcare information systems firm McKesson has received an order for its Horizon Cardiology cardiovascular information system from Caritas Christi Health Care System (CCHCS) in Boston.
March 30, 2008
Siemens adds to syngo Dynamics
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Healthcare is demonstrating a new version of its syngo Dynamics cardiology image management and reporting system at this week's American College of Cardiology (ACC) conference in Chicago.
March 30, 2008
Toshiba nets FDA OK for prospective CT
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Toshiba America Medical Systems of Tustin, CA, has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for two new CT clinical applications designed to reduce contrast and radiation dosage and enhance workflow, including a prospective CT scanning protocol.
March 27, 2008
PET shows superiority in detecting coronary artery disease
By Wayne Forrest
PET demonstrates excellent diagnostic capabilities in detecting coronary artery disease, and is superior to perfusion imaging, CT angiography (CTA), and MR angiography (MRA), according to a retrospective review of PET research studies over a 30-year period.
March 27, 2008
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Medrad completes Possis tender offer
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Contrast injector technology firm Medrad of Indianola, PA, has successfully completed its tender offer for shares of cardiovascular device firm Possis Medical of Minneapolis.
March 26, 2008
TomTec enters cardiac PACS market
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
TomTec Imaging Systems of Munich, Germany, is planning to enter the market for cardiology PACS software with the launch of a product called CardioArena later this year.
March 26, 2008
ScImage inks deal with Mortara
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PACS vendor ScImage of Los Altos, CA, has signed a product integration agreement with diagnostic cardiology company Mortara Instrument of Milwaukee.
March 26, 2008
Philips to buy cardiac IT firm
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Philips Healthcare of Andover, MA, has signed a deal to buy Tomcat Systems, a developer of cardiovascular information systems software based in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
March 25, 2008
PLC to enroll patients in CIN study
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PLC Systems of Franklin, MA, has received conditional approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to begin enrollment in a trial to study its RenalGuard product for preventing contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN).
March 20, 2008
FluoroPharma begins MPI tracer trial
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Imaging agent developer FluoroPharma has begun phase I clinical trials for a myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) tracer for PET imaging, according to its parent company, QuantRx Biomedical of Doylestown, PA.
March 19, 2008
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