Cardiac Imaging: Page 279

Heartlab nets Icon deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Cardiac image management firm Heartlab of Westerly, RI, has been selected by medical device company Icon Interventional Systems to provide image management software for upcoming clinical trials.
May 25, 2004
Stress MRI tops echo for coronary disease detection
By Jerry Ingram
A comprehensive stress MRI exam is more sensitive than stress echocardiography in detecting coronary artery disease in patients who arrive at an emergency room with chest pain, according to a newly reported pilot study.
May 25, 2004
Bracco clarifies SonoVue restrictions
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Italian contrast developer Bracco of Milan sought to clarify several points related to regulatory restrictions placed on its SonoVue ultrasound contrast agent by the European Agency for the Evaluation of Medicinal Products (EMEA).
May 23, 2004
Witt adds to installed base
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Cardiac image and information management firm Witt Biomedical has received several new multimillion-dollar contracts for its Calysto for Cardiology PACS network.
May 23, 2004
SCAI says CMS should boost stent payments
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A new task force report from the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions says current payment levels from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for drug-eluting stent procedures are inadequate.
May 20, 2004
Philips launches electrophysiology imaging equipment
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Philips Medical Systems will introduce integrated and customizable ultrasound and cardiovascular x-ray products for the electrophysiology market this week at the Heart Rhythm 2004 meeting in San Francisco.
May 19, 2004
INSPIRE promotes noninvasive imaging for assessing risk of secondary cardiac event
By Jerry Ingram
Reaching a step beyond clinical cardiac risk predictors, adenosine 99mTc sestamibi myocardial perfusion SPECT appears to be a helpful tool for determining the treatment needs of heart attack survivors, according to researchers from Texas.
May 19, 2004
Boston Scientific hails strong Taxus sales in U.S.
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional device developer Boston Scientific of Natick, MA, has released preliminary figures for U.S. sales of its Taxus Express2 paclitaxel-eluting coronary stent systems, booking $78 million in revenue for the first two weeks of May.
May 17, 2004
Siemens, Biosense Webster in cardiac imaging deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Medical Solutions of Malvern, PA, has formed a research and development agreement with cardiac technology developer Biosense Webster of Diamond Bar, CA.
May 16, 2004
Toshiba, Vital Images, Johns Hopkins to work on CTA apps
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Imaging software provider Vital Images of Plymouth, MN, and Toshiba America Medical Systems of Tustin, CA, are collaborating with cardiologists at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
May 12, 2004
Toshiba's SureCardio beats half-scan reconstruction in 16-slice CT
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Toshiba America Medical Systems' CT angiography (CTA) multisegment reconstruction application, SureCardio, offered significant measurable improvements over half-scan reconstruction in patients with normal heart rates, according to the Tustin, CA-based vendor.
May 11, 2004
Time has arrived for contrast echocardiography
By Erik L. Ridley
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ - When unenhanced echocardiography studies are inadequate, adding contrast confers better patient care along with time and cost savings, according to a presenter at the Leading Edge in Diagnostic Ultrasound conference.
May 11, 2004
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