Cardiac Imaging: Page 259

Philips adds 64 slices to hybrid scanners
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
TORONTO - Multimodality vendor Philips Medical Systems has added a 64-slice CT capability to its PET/CT and SPECT/CT systems. The company made the announcement at this week's Society of Nuclear Medicine (SNM) meeting.
June 19, 2005
Hitachi adds cardiac software for Sceptre PET/CT
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
TORONTO - Hitachi Medical Systems America of Twinsburg, OH, has released the Emory Cardiac Toolbox PETtools software for use with its Sceptre P3 PET/CT system and an upgrade to its Avia multimodality PACS workstation.
June 19, 2005
GE signs Beth Israel
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare reported that it has signed a strategic purchase agreement with Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston to provide cardiac imaging technology, according to the Chalfont St. Giles, U.K.-based vendor.
June 16, 2005
Medtronic completes VALOR enrollment
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical device developer Medtronic said it has completed patient enrollment for the Vascular Talent Thoracic Stent Graft System for the Treatment of Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms (VALOR), a clinical trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of its Talent thoracic stent graft system for the treatment of thoracic aortic diseases.
June 16, 2005
Toshiba debuts Xario ultrasound for cardiology
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Toshiba America Medical Systems unveiled its latest cardiac ultrasound offering, the Xario ultrasound system, at the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) conference in Boston.
June 15, 2005
UltraSPECT gets FDA nod
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Israeli nuclear medicine developer UltraSPECT has received Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance for its Xpress.cardiac package.
June 15, 2005
Siemens debuts Circulation
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Medical Solutions has introduced syngo Circulation, a cardiac evaluation software package for CT studies.
June 14, 2005
Multislice CT reveals previous plaque rupture in coronaries
By Tracie L. Thompson
Being able to identify plaque that is headed for rupture would be the ultimate achievement for multislice CT angiography, but MSCTA is already providing a useful noninvasive look at previously ruptured plaque, according to a new study.
June 13, 2005
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Complex cardiothoracic surgery benefits from 3D imaging
By N. Shivapriya
Three-dimensional CT images are more than just pretty pictures when it comes to cardiothoracic surgery. Viewing 3D real-time images along with 2D ones can alter surgical plans for complex cases, and even increase a surgeon's confidence in the plan, according to a new study by researchers from the University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill and the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
June 12, 2005
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Medtronic gets nod for multipurpose catheter
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical device developer Medtronic has received Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance for its Reliant stent-graft balloon catheter, a multipurpose catheter used for temporary occlusion of large vessels and the expansion of vascular prostheses.
June 7, 2005
Medcon signs SoCal deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Cardiac image and information management firm Medcon Telemedicine Technology has signed an agreement to provide services to Cardiovascular Medical Group of Southern California, a cardiology practice affiliated with Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and Brotman Medical Center.
June 7, 2005
Medrad scores HPG deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Contrast injector firm Medrad has received a three-year sole-source agreement from group purchasing organization HealthTrust Purchasing Group (HPG).
June 7, 2005
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