Cardiac Imaging: Page 228

Cardiac CT yields significant extracardiac findings

By Eric Barnes

CHICAGO - Cardiac CT yields a high number of incidental findings, many of them clinically important, according to a study presented Sunday at the 2006 RSNA meeting. Researchers from the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston analyzed 964 CT cardiac imaging studies acquired over a two-year period.

November 25, 2006

Toshiba partners to offer cardiac CT training program

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Toshiba America Medical Systems has formed an educational partnership for cardiac CT training with CVCTA Education and San Francisco Advanced Medical Imaging.

November 20, 2006

Cardiac CT evolves on multiple fronts

By Eric Barnes

The march of cardiac CT into clinical practice has been impressive, driven by the rapid growth in the number of detector rows and by the fast, sharp images the modality is capable of producing. Less frequently heard is that cardiac CT is still a work-in-progress with a few technical hurdles left to jump. Dr. Mario Garcia from the Cleveland Clinic Foundation discusses CT's strengths, weaknesses, and future directions in heart imaging.

November 19, 2006

GE updates Vivid i, lands Centricity deal

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

GE Healthcare of Chalfont St. Giles, U.K., announced new features for its Vivid i miniaturized portable echocardiography scanner at this week's American Heart Association meeting in Chicago.

November 15, 2006

Spectrum Dynamics

By Jonathan S. Batchelor

Israeli gamma camera developer Spectrum Dynamics of Tirat Hacarmel will be at the 2006 RSNA conference in Chicago later this month to demonstrate the capabilities of its D-SPECT nuclear cardiology system.

November 14, 2006

AHA study: Dual-source CT excels in heart

By Brian Casey

November 13, 2006

Siemens, MUSC ink deal

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Siemens Medical Solutions and the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) in Charleston have signed a five-year, $40 million contract.

November 13, 2006

ProSolv, Fuji ink deal

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Cardiology information management firm Problem Solving Concepts (ProSolv) and Fujifilm Medical Systems USA have signed a co-marketing agreement.

November 13, 2006

Dual-source CT overcomes artifacts in coronary imaging

By Wayne Forrest

CHICAGO - Dual-source CT (DSCT) is the best option for the detection of coronary artery stenosis and the elimination of artifacts created by a patient's heart rate, according to two studies presented on Monday at the 2006 American Heart Association (AHA) meeting.

November 13, 2006

US study finds pioglitazone slows carotid thickening in type 2 diabetes

By Edward Susman

CHICAGO - Using high-resolution B-mode ultrasound, researchers found that the drug pioglitazone helped prevent carotid artery wall thickening in patients with type 2 diabetes better than the comparative drug glimepiride. They presented their findings at this week's American Heart Association (AHA) meeting.

November 12, 2006

Mercury Computer Systems

By Brian Casey

Mercury Computer Systems of Chelmsford, MA, will highlight a new release of its Visage CS Thin Client/Server software in its booth at this year's RSNA conference in Chicago.

November 7, 2006

Boston to bring Liberte to Japan

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Interventional device developer Boston Scientific has received Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) approval to market its Liberte bare-metal coronary stent system.

November 5, 2006

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