Cardiac Imaging: Page 221

Compact ultrasound proves successful in outpatient cardiac setting
By Erik L. Ridley
A hand-carried ultrasound (HCU) system can reduce the need for a standard echocardiography (SE) system in an outpatient cardiology clinic, according to a new study by researchers in Italy. For patients referred for echochardiography, the use of a compact US device can result in both cost and time savings, the team reports.
April 18, 2007
SVS promotes ultrasound for vascular screening
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) has issued recommendations for the screening of vascular disease.
April 17, 2007
Franklin & Seidelmann debuts cardiac program
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiology interpretation services provider Franklin & Seidelman Subspecialty Radiology (F&S) has launched a subspecialty cardiac teleradiology program.
April 15, 2007
Dual-source coronary CTA images the calcium-burdened
By Eric Barnes
Researchers from Switzerland hope to expand the potential coronary CT angiography patient population substantially with the aid of dual-source CT angiography, which is earning a track record for imaging fast hearts -- and in one recent study, even patients with high Agatston scores and fast hearts.
April 12, 2007
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Cordis debuts PTCA dilatation catheter
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Cordis Endovascular has introduced its Dura Star Rx percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) dilatation catheter in Europe.
April 9, 2007
TeraRecon rolls out AQPlaque suite
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Advanced visualization firm TeraRecon has introduced its AQPlaque suite of vascular analysis tools.
April 8, 2007
AuntMinnie.com Cardiac Imaging Insider
By Eric Barnes
April 8, 2007
Cardiac MR measures predict pulmonary hypertension
By Eric Barnes
Cardiac MRI is opening a new diagnostic window on pulmonary hypertension (PH), according to a pair of studies from Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City. The first study focused on detecting PH by measuring the ventricular septal-to-free-wall curvature ratio. The second used phase-contrast MRI to determine that average blood velocity is strongly correlated to pulmonary pressure and resistance.
April 8, 2007
ACR initiates cardiac MRI accreditation program
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology (ACR) has launched a cardiac MRI accreditation program that evaluates the qualifications of personnel, quality control programs, MRI safety policies, and image quality specific to cardiac MRI.
April 3, 2007
Boston Scientific gets Japanese nod for Taxus
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional device developer Boston Scientific reported that it has received approval from the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) to market its Taxus Express² paclitaxel-eluting coronary stent system in Japan.
April 2, 2007
Toshiba gets Infinix DP-i/FD2 install
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Toshiba America Medical Systems said it is installing its Infinix SP-i/FD2 fluoroscopy imaging system at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Heart Institute in Baltimore.
April 2, 2007
Stereotaxis gets FDA OK for ablation catheter
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Image-guided interventional surgery firm Stereotaxis of St. Louis said that its magnetically enabled 8-mm ablation catheter has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance and will soon be commercially available in the U.S.
April 2, 2007
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