Cardiac Imaging: Page 296

SIR presentation offers program for interventional rads to master MRA
By Shalmali Pal
SALT LAKE CITY - Standard MR angiography is considered the workhorse modality for vascular screening. But patient motion, in-plane saturation, and a prolonged scan time make it a less-than-perfect modality for the interventional radiologist who has higher aspirations for vascular imaging.
March 29, 2003
Siemens to debut C-arm with FPD
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Multimodality vendor Siemens Medical Solutions of Malvern, PA, is set to unveil its Axiom Artis dTC, a ceiling-mounted C-arm with flat-panel digital detector technology.
March 26, 2003
Duke to install Vericis
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Camtronics Medical Systems will be installing its Vericis for Cardiology image and information management system at Duke Children's Hospital and Health Center in Durham, NC.
March 23, 2003
Boston Scientific starts Taxus V clinical trials
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional device developer Boston Scientific has started a new clinical trial to evaluate the use of a slow-release formulation of its Taxus paclitaxel-eluting coronary stent system in high-risk patients.
March 17, 2003
Guidant launches Multi-Link Penta in Japan
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional firm Guidant of Indianapolis has launched its Multi-link Penta coronary stent system for the treatment of coronary artery disease in Japan.
March 11, 2003
PET may overpredict myocardial recovery compared with MRI
By Eric Barnes
VIENNA - MRI outperforms PET in predicting myocardial recovery following coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), according to research presented at this week’s European Congress of Radiology.
March 10, 2003
Investigational agent boosts MR coronary artery imaging
By Eric Barnes
VIENNA - Dendrimers -- those dynamic yet well-defined globular macromolecules underlying a new generation of MR contrast agents -- are producing impressive results in patients. One such agent currently in clinical trials, Gadomer-17, produced dramatic improvements in 3-D MR coronary angiography studies, according to a presentation at this week’s European Congress of Radiology.
March 10, 2003
Standard, low-dose CT calcium screening yield equivalent results
By Eric Barnes
VIENNA - The radiation dose from multidetector-row CT calcium screening can be significantly reduced without affecting the detection and quantification of coronary calcium, according to a study presented Monday at the European Congress of Radiology.
March 9, 2003
Artifact-free MRA renders metallic stents invisible
By Eric Barnes
VIENNA - A persistent drawback of MR angiography has been its inability to assess blood flow through metallic stents. But German researchers deploying copper-based stents and a modified acquisition technique have produced excellent visualization of blood flow in the stented coronary arteries of animals.
March 8, 2003
New techniques boost accuracy of coronary calcium assessment
By Eric Barnes
Despite its prognostic abilities, calcium assessment is dogged by persistent shortcomings related to accuracy and reproducibility. Radiologists from Germany and the U.S. share their experiences with improving calcium assessment strategies.
March 4, 2003
MRI offers comprehensive approach to assessing myocarditis
By Shalmali Pal
Accurate assessment is key in myocarditis. If underestimated, it can become a chronic disease with dilated cardiomyopathy, or even mimic the appearance of acute myocardial infarction. European researchers are working with MRI to determine if it is the ultimate modality for diagnosing this disease.
March 2, 2003
Acusphere launches phase III trials
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound contrast agent developer Acusphere has begun a phase III clinical study of its AI-700 agent, which is designed for the detection of coronary artery disease in patients with ischemic heart disease.
February 25, 2003
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