Cardiac Imaging: Page 278

Study validates cheap and easy method for atherosclerosis screening
By Tracie L. Thompson
A new study has found that aortic atherosclerosis can be accurately predicted by measuring the compliance or stiffness of arteries in a patient's leg -- an approach that could trump CT coronary calcium scanning for identifying subclinical heart disease.
July 29, 2004
AuntMinnie.com Cardiac Imaging Radiology Insider
By Tracie L. Thompson
July 27, 2004
Toshiba debuts 64-slice cardiac CT scanner
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Multimodality vendor Toshiba America Medical Systems has unveiled a 64-slice CT scanner optimized for examination of the coronary arteries.
July 26, 2004
Guidant launches Voyager
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional-device firm Guidant has launched its Voyager rapid-exchange coronary dilatation catheter in the U.S. following receipt of Food and Drug Administration clearance.
July 26, 2004
Acusphere leases manufacturing facility
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound contrast developer Acusphere has entered into a lease agreement for 58,000 square feet of commercial manufacturing space in Tewksbury, MA. The Watertown, MA-based vendor said it intends to develop the facility to meet its anticipated initial commercial production needs for its AI-700 ultrasound contrast agent.
July 22, 2004
RFCA for afibrillation evolves with MDCT
By Eric Barnes
CT-guided radiofrequency catheter ablation is being performed with increasing frequency to treat recurrent or refractory atrial fibrillation. Dr. Joan Lacomis from the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center offers tips for optimizing preprocedural imaging.
July 22, 2004
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Siemens gets FDA mobile C-arm OK
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Multimodality vendor Siemens Medical Solutions has received marketing clearance from the Food and Drug Administration for its Axiom Artis U, a moveable digital C-arm system.
July 21, 2004
Boston Scientific gets FDA nod for Liberte clinical trial
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional device developer Boston Scientific of Natick, MA, has received an investigational device exemption from the Food and Drug Administration to begin its ATLAS clinical trial using its Liberte coronary stent as a platform for the firm's paclitaxel-eluting coronary stent system.
July 21, 2004
CompuMed nets California prison contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical software developer CompuMed has been awarded a three-year statewide contract to provide electrocardiogram interpretation systems and services for the California Department of Corrections (CDC), according to the Los Angeles-based firm.
July 19, 2004
ProSolv gets CE Mark
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Cardiology digital imaging and reporting software developer Problem Solving Concepts (ProSolv) of Indianapolis said that it has received the European Union's CE Mark for its ProSolv Cardiovascular product.
July 14, 2004
CompuMed selects Schiller for ECG platform
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical software developer CompuMed has selected Baar, Switzerland-based Schiller to provide a new server platform and terminals for its upgraded CardioGram remote electrocardiograph (ECG) product line, according to the Los Angeles-based firm.
July 12, 2004
Epix testing MS-325 for cardiac imaging
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
MR contrast agent developer Epix Medical has begun a multicenter phase IIa clinical trial of its MS-325 blood-pool contrast agent for imaging both the coronary arteries and myocardial perfusion.
July 11, 2004
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