Cardiac Imaging: Page 257

Eigen taps Stentor vet as CTO

Cardiac image processing and PACS firm Eigen has named Chris Hafey as its new chief technology officer.

July 26, 2005

New CPT codes set for coronary CT angiography

By Tracie L. Thompson

It doesn't guarantee reimbursement, but coronary CT angiography (CCTA) will have its own specific CPT codes as of January 1, 2006. Physicians should use other codes only in limited instances, experts say, and they'll also need to make sure they're reading the noncoronary areas on the images.

July 25, 2005

Part II: Free scans, general practitioners key to CTA success

By Eric Barnes

In the second and final installment of our series on CT angiography practice-building, radiologist Dr. David Dowe of Atlantic Medical Imaging in New Jersey discusses the nuts and bolts of performing CT angiography (CTA) in the community setting.

July 25, 2005

Abbott completes ZoMaxx I enrollment

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Interventional device developer Abbott Vascular Devices, a subsidiary of Abbott Laboratories of Abbott Park, IL, reported that it has completed patient enrollment for its ZoMaxx I international drug-eluting coronary stent clinical trial.

July 21, 2005

Echo illuminates prognosis in infective endocarditis, ACS

By Tracie L. Thompson

A pair of new studies suggests that cardiac imaging still has plenty to gain from echocardiography -- specifically, from its strong predictive value in infective endocarditis to its accurate assessment of patients with suspected acute coronary syndrome (ACS).

July 14, 2005

Bracco, Toshiba partner in 64-slice CTA trial

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Contrast developer Bracco Diagnostics is teaming up with Toshiba Medical Systems of Tokyo to support a clinical trial aimed at assessing the viability of using multislice CT as a primary diagnostic tool for detecting cardiovascular disease and disorders.

July 12, 2005