Cardiac Imaging: Page 311

For the person who has everything, whole-body CT makes inroads
By Jennifer Lung
Healthy adults are flocking to boutique clinics for full-body CT scans, hoping to detect medical problems before symptoms appear. In the medical imaging community, detractors say the so-called "yuppie scans" are a waste of money, create a false sense of security, and lead to unnecessary tests and procedures.
September 10, 2001
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Floyd joins CardioNow as COO
Cardiac image management firm CardioNow has hired PACS veteran Grady Floyd as president and COO.
September 9, 2001
Radiation proves robust for preventing in-stent restenosis
By Edward Susman
Dr. Philip Urban reports on the results of the RENO (Registry Novoste) Trial -- the world's largest registry trial of radiation in coronary stent implement procedures -- at the August 2001 European Society of Cardiology conference in Stockholm, Sweden.
September 9, 2001
Magna-Lab appoints engineering VP
MRI coil developer Magna-Lab has named Robert Andrews as vice president of engineering.
September 6, 2001
Genentech gets approval for Cathflo Activase
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Pharmaceutical firm Genentech has received Food and Drug Administration approval for its thrombolytic agent Cathflo Activase.
September 5, 2001
Syncor buys Multi-Medica
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Syncor International has acquired Multi-Medica, Medcon, and affiliated companies.
September 4, 2001
MedAssets, Premier team up
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Healthcare alliance Premier has signed a three-year agreement with used equipment provider MedAssets Exchange.
September 4, 2001
DuPont's Definity echoes through contrast market
By Robert Bruce
DuPont Pharmaceuticals is preparing its U.S. launch of Definity, an ultrasound contrast agent that was cleared by the Food and Drug Administration in August. But the firm is reassessing its European application.
September 3, 2001
Syncor acquires InteCardia
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Syncor International has purchased cardiology services provider InteCardia.
September 3, 2001
Cardiac cath volume grows, IMV study says
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Cardiac cath procedure volume grew 14% from 1998 to 2000, with 3.75 million patient studies conducted in the U.S. last year, according to market research firm IMV of Des Plaines, IL.
September 3, 2001
Turf Wars in Radiology, Part III: All is not lost in nuclear cardiology
By Dan Krotz
No turf war is easy. But when you’re playing catch-up against a well-equipped, politically potent adversary, it’s downright grim. Such are the prospects radiologists face in the burgeoning field of nuclear cardiology.
August 30, 2001
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Alliance closes in on Imavist clearance
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Alliance Pharmaceutical has submitted follow-up documentation to the Food and Drug Administration regarding its Imavist echocardiography contrast agent, which is being co-developed with German pharmaceutical firm Schering.
August 19, 2001
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