Cardiac Imaging: Page 280

Sectra gets FDA nod for cardiac PACS
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Swedish PACS provider Sectra has received Food and Drug Administration clearance for its cardiovascular imaging analysis package.
May 6, 2004
Siemens provides grant for Cleveland Clinic symposium
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Multimodality vendor Siemens Medical Solutions has provided an unrestricted educational grant to the Center for Atrial Fibrillation at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation for a symposium titled "Imaging in Electrophysiology: Present and Future Perspectives."
May 6, 2004
PET/CT improves noninvasive diagnosis of cardiovascular disease
By Shalmali Pal
MIAMI BEACH, FL - Investigators from Michigan have developed what they consider to be an excellent protocol for a cardiovascular PET/CT exam. They discussed their technique Tuesday at the American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) meeting.
May 4, 2004
Mass-based CT calcium scoring leaves room for dose reduction
By Eric Barnes
A study from Harvard Medical School in Boston and the University of Aachen in Germany found substantial opportunities for dose reduction in CT coronary artery calcium scoring, particularly among smaller patients, and especially when calcium mass measurements are used instead of Agatston or volume scoring.
April 29, 2004
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AuntMinnie.com CT Radiology Insider
By Eric Barnes
Radiologists are honing in on the secrets of CT coronary calcium scoring. This is the decade, after all, when researchers vowed to make more sense of calcium’s role in both cardiac risk and patient management. And while hundreds of coronary calcium studies on the books make a solid starting point, new technologies and creative study design are providing new levels of answers.
April 25, 2004
Agfa signs Belgian ASZ Aalst
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Agfa HealthCare has received an order for its Impax for Cardiology PACS network from the ASZ in Aalst, Belgium.
April 22, 2004
EBCT finds cardiac risk that Framingham doesn't predict
By Jerry Ingram
A sizeable new study has found many patients with low risk also turn out to have abnormal coronary artery calcification (CAC) on electron-beam CT (EBCT). The research could provide additional information on cardiac risk beyond that given by the venerable Framingham Risk Score.
April 22, 2004
EP MedSystems gets FDA clearance
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Electrophysiology device developer EP MedSystems of West Berlin, NJ, has received Food and Drug Administration clearance for its line of "deflectable" diagnostic catheters.
April 18, 2004
AuntMinnie.com Cardiac Imaging Radiology Insider
By Tracie L. Thompson
April 18, 2004
Study finds link between RAS and cardiovascular disease risk
By Peggy Peck
Results of a retrospective analysis suggest that renal artery stenosis (RAS) is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease, but not for cerebrovascular disease, according to a presentation at the 2004 Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) meeting in Phoenix.
April 18, 2004
Millenium to enter radiology, cardiology markets
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Financial services company Millenium Holding Group of Las Vegas has acquired a 15-year license from U.S. Probe to develop, manufacture, and distribute an ultrasonic probe.
April 12, 2004
Study offers strategy for safe MRI with pacemakers
By Shalmali Pal
Cardiac and MRI specialists have joined together to develop a seven-step guideline for cautiously and effectively imaging patients with pacemakers. They devised this risk/benefit profile after performing a prospective study of 54 pacemaker patients who required MRI or MR angiography (MRA).
April 11, 2004
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