Cardiac Imaging: Page 277

Siemens launches cardiac CT unit
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
SAN FRANCISCO - Siemens Medical Solutions of Malvern, PA, has announced a new version of its 64-slice CT platform that's optimized for cardiac, thoracic, and vascular studies. The company debuted the system at this week's International Symposium on Multidetector-Row CT.
June 24, 2004
SonoSite bolsters Titan
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Handheld ultrasound technology developer SonoSite has begun shipments of an upgrade that adds cardiology/shared service capabilities to its Titan scanner.
June 23, 2004
Frequency of repairs for cardiac cath labs compared
June 20, 2004
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Digirad debuts Cardius-1M
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Nuclear medicine vendor Digirad has debuted Cardius-1M, a mobile, solid-state nuclear gamma camera designed for cardiac imaging applications.
June 17, 2004
Ultrasound screening for AAA must weigh treatment risks
By Erik L. Ridley
While ultrasound screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is gaining support, there is some concern that wider screening and new surgical repair techniques may actually increase perioperative deaths among patients whose aneurysms were not likely to rupture, according to Dr. Christopher Merritt.
June 17, 2004
MDS Nordion, Molecular Insight link up
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Canadian radioisotope supplier MDS Nordion and radioisotope imaging developer Molecular Insight Pharmaceuticals of Cambridge, MA, will develop radiolabeled beta-methyl-iodophenylpentadecanoic acid.
June 16, 2004
IHE cardiology technical framework open for comment
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Efforts to expand the Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise (IHE) initiative to cardiology are nearing fruition. An IHE cardiology technical framework has been released for public comment.
June 16, 2004
InfiMed adds to cardiac offerings
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Digital imaging developer InfiMed has debuted several additions to its cardiac product line. PlatinumOne Cardiac is an in-room digital acquisition system that employs new InfiMed advanced image processing features, an expanded DICOM 3.0 interface, and the Liverpool, NY-based vendor's newly designed CCD camera system.
June 14, 2004
Camtronics signs HMC
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Cardiac image management provider Camtronics Medical Systems has received an order for its Vericis cardiovascular image and information management system from Halifax Medical Center (HMC) in Daytona Beach, FL.
June 13, 2004
Contrast-enhanced CT finds myocardial infarction
By Eric Barnes
Several new studies are reporting that contrast-enhanced CT can readily demonstrate myocardial infarction (MI) as foci of reduced attenuation compared with normal myocardium. The studies hint at a predictive role for CT in assessing a patient's prognosis after a cardiac event.
June 9, 2004
Authors offer remedies for artifacts on MDCT coronary angio
By Tracie L. Thompson
Multidetector CT offers many advantages over single-slice scanning, especially in noninvasive CT angiography. But artifacts can still mar MDCT images of the coronary arteries, especially if your scanner has only four detector rows.
June 6, 2004
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Medrad renews Consorta contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional device developer Medrad of Indianola, PA, has renewed an agreement with group purchasing organization Consorta of Rolling Meadows, IL.
June 2, 2004
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