Cardiac Imaging: Page 254

Shimadzu brings Safire to UMC Health System
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Shimadzu Medical Systems USA has equipped three catheterization labs at University Medical Center (UMC) Health System of Lubbock, TX, with its Safire flat-panel detectors.
October 2, 2005
Caution: U.S.A. may be hazardous to your health
By Eric Barnes
A study based on data from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) trial found that being born in the U.S. -- and living there -- could be hazardous to your health. Specifically, being born in the U.S. and spending time in the fast-food nation are associated with the extent of calcification in people with CT-detected coronary artery calcium.
October 2, 2005
Toshiba, UC Irvine ink cardiac imaging deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Toshiba America Medical Systems and the University of California, Irvine (UCI), School of Medicine have reached a joint agreement to collaborate on the development of a UCI/Toshiba CT Education and Research Center.
September 29, 2005
GE nets heart approval for Omniscan in Denmark
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare said that the Danish Medicines Agency has approved its Omniscan MR contrast agent for use in myocardial perfusion imaging and delayed enhancement for detecting coronary heart disease.
September 29, 2005
Kakis named as Partners Imaging VP
Cardiovascular CT practice developer Partners Imaging has named Paul Kakis as its vice president of sales.
September 29, 2005
Nitrates enhance tetrofosmin SPECT viability capabilities
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
Establishing viable myocardial tissue is a crucial factor when considering patients with previous myocardial infarction and severe left ventricular dysfunction for coronary artery bypass grafting. A research team from Italy recently compared semiquantitative rest and postnitrate Tc-99m tetrofosmin SPECT with contrast-enhanced MRI (ceMRI) in detecting myocardial viability.
September 28, 2005
Siemens signs Children's Hospital Boston
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Medical Solutions has received a large contract from Children's Hospital Boston.
September 27, 2005
Cardiac PACS tracks heart imaging's growth
By Brian Casey
September 21, 2005
Cardiac PACS pace quickens
By Wayne Forrest
The volume of cardiac procedures in the U.S. continues to rise each year, and healthcare facilities are expanding their services to accommodate the growth. In turn, institutions are ramping up their investment in cardiac PACS technology.
September 21, 2005
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Low-dose CT calcium scores near-equivalent of higher dose
By Eric Barnes
Reducing the CT tube current by half had almost no effect on coronary artery calcium (CAC) assessment, researchers reported in the September issue of Radiology. The results add weight to the findings of a handful of other in vivo studies, which have concluded that coronary artery calcium assessment with MDCT is sufficiently robust to allow for dramatic dose reductions.
September 19, 2005
Intuitive Surgical forms pact with Hansen
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Minimally invasive surgery developer Intuitive Surgical of Sunnyvale, CA, has signed a cross-licensing agreement with robotic technology developer Hansen Medical of Mountain View, CA.
September 14, 2005
Philips unveils ultrasound enhancements
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Philips Medical Systems has rolled out new ultrasound product upgrades as part of its Vision 2005 program.
September 14, 2005
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