Cardiac Imaging: Page 248

Guidant ditches J&J for Boston Scientific
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional device developer Guidant has terminated its merger agreement with Johnson & Johnson and signed a merger agreement with Boston Scientific.
January 24, 2006
CardiArc receives FDA nod for SPECT unit
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Cardiac imaging device developer CardiArc has received Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance for its cardiac SPECT gamma camera.
January 24, 2006
Corindus launches U.S. office
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Israeli cardiac cath lab technology developer Corindus has opened a U.S. headquarters in Auburndale, MA. The facility will manage sales, marketing, and clinical affairs in the U.S., according to the Haifa-based firm.
January 18, 2006
UltraSPECT brings Xpress.cardiac to Europe
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Israeli nuclear medicine developer UltraSPECT has completed the first European installation of its Xpress.cardiac package.
January 17, 2006
Guidant accepts Boston Scientific's offer
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The board of directors of interventional device firm Guidant determined today that Boston Scientific's $80 per share acquisition offer was superior to Johnson & Johnson's current agreement to acquire the firm for $73 per share, or $24.2 billion.
January 16, 2006
Thoratec selects Burbach as CEO
Interventional firm Thoratec has named Gary Burbach as its president and CEO.
January 16, 2006
Abbott amends Boston Scientific agreement
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional device firm Abbott Laboratories said it has amended its agreement with Boston Scientific to acquire Guidant's vascular business, which is contingent on the closing of Boston Scientific's proposed acquisition of Guidant.
January 16, 2006
Boston Scientific raises Guidant offer
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Boston Scientific has amended its offer to acquire interventional device firm Guidant of Indianapolis to $80 per share of Guidant common stock.
January 16, 2006
Guidant, J&J announce new purchase deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The stakes are rising in the bidding war for interventional device firm Guidant. Guidant and suitor Johnson & Johnson announced a new purchase deal on Friday that would see J&J pay $24.2 billion for Guidant.
January 15, 2006
Step-and-shoot acquisition cuts CTA dose, improves images
By Eric Barnes
Low-pitch helical acquisition is effective for ensuring complete volume coverage and good phase registration over multiple cardiac cycles. But it packs a high radiation dose and lacks flexibility for irregular heart motion. Researchers have found a potential solution with a "step-and-shoot" acquisition mode for 64-slice CT scanners that can reduce even a modulated dose by 50% or more.
January 15, 2006
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Boston Scientific ups Guidant bid
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional device firm Boston Scientific has sweetened its bid for Guidant in a move to make its acquisition proposal more competitive with a rival bid from Johnson & Johnson.
January 12, 2006
GE notches all-digital Pepin install
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare has installed its clinical and IT systems at Pepin Heart Hospital and Research Institute on the campus of University Community Hospital in Tampa, FL.
January 12, 2006
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