Cardiac Imaging: Page 268

SonoSite ships SonoCalc IMT software
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Handheld-ultrasound developer SonoSite of Bothell, WA, has started shipping a new software package called SonoCalc IMT.
December 28, 2004
Preop MRI to measure CBF may benefit neonates with heart defects
By Shalmali Pal
Advances in neonatal cardiac surgery have vastly improved newborn survival rates, but impaired neurodevelopment and neurological damage remain major concerns in these high-risk patients. Researchers from Philadelphia have found that using MRI to measure cerebral blood flow in severe cases of congenital heart defects may identify a preoperative risk factor for poor neurocognitive outcome.
December 28, 2004
St. Jude successful with US cardiac ablation
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical device manufacturer St. Jude Medical reported that its high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) surgical ablation technology was successfully deployed in a clinical case.
December 20, 2004
For now, MRI edges CT in coronary angio race
By Tracie L. Thompson
It won't be the last word in the competition to supplant conventional coronary angiography, but the first published comparison of MRI versus multidetector CT for evaluation of coronary artery stenosis gives the lead to the former.
December 19, 2004
Boston Scientific to acquire AST
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional device developer Boston Scientific of Natick, MA, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Advanced Stent Technologies (AST) of Pleasanton, CA.
December 16, 2004
Johnson & Johnson to acquire Guidant
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Johnson & Johnson said Wednesday night that it would acquire Indianapolis-based interventional device firm Guidant for $25.4 billion.
December 15, 2004
SonoSite donates unit to Iraqi hospital
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Handheld-ultrasound provider SonoSite of Bothell, WA, has donated a 180Plus hand-carried ultrasound system to a civilian hospital in Haweja, Iraq.
December 15, 2004
AuntMinnie.com Cardiac Imaging Radiology Insider
By Tracie L. Thompson
December 14, 2004
Analogic to restate financial statements
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Analogic said it will have to defer at least $14 million of previously announced revenues from fiscal 2004, stemming from an ongoing investigation into revenue-recognition procedures at its Camtronics Medical Systems subsidiary.
December 13, 2004
MDCT evaluates vasculopathy in transplanted hearts
By Tracie L. Thompson
Vasculopathy is the most frequent long-term cause of death in heart-transplant recipients, yet evaluating patients with invasive imaging like coronary angiography also carries significant risks. Fortunately, it appears that MDCT can now play a role.
December 6, 2004
Fonar unveils upright cardiac MRI
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
MRI developer Fonar demonstrated the newest cardiovascular application of its Upright MRI at the RSNA show.
December 1, 2004
Aortic valve calcification equals aortic stenosis
By Eric Barnes
CHICAGO - Researchers in Germany have found that aortic valve calcification -- rarely measured on its own -- is closely correlated to the degree of aortic stenosis. As a result, the investigators are recommending the routine calculation of such annular calcifications in patients undergoing coronary CT calcium assessment.
November 30, 2004
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