Cardiac Imaging: Page 74

Coronary CTA beats stress test for changing lifestyles
By Eric Barnes
Individuals who underwent a coronary CT angiography (CCTA) exam were more motivated to adopt a healthy lifestyle than those who received an exercise echocardiography stress test, according to new research from the University of California, Los Angeles.
October 16, 2016
Philips gets FDA OK for Lumify cardiac transducer
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Philips Healthcare has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Lumify's S4-1 cardiac ultrasound transducer.
October 13, 2016
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FDA clears Medtronic's cardiac devices for MRI use
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared device manufacturer Medtronic's cardiac devices for MRI use.
October 12, 2016
GE's Optison contrast approved for label change
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for a label change for its Optison ultrasound contrast agent.
October 5, 2016
Philips brings image-guided therapy line to Canada
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Philips Healthcare said it will now offer its Volcano catheter-based imaging and measurement technology as part of its interventional cardiology portfolio in Canada.
October 3, 2016
FDA clears Jubilant DraxImage's rubidium-82 generator
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared radiopharmaceutical firm Jubilant DraxImage's Ruby-Fill rubidium-82 generator and elution system.
October 2, 2016
Funding, expertise give Jump an edge on 3D hearts
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
These are still the early days for advanced visualization and 3D printing, but you'd hardly know it from the operation at Jump Trading Simulation and Education Center. Researchers are hard at work building a library of 3D heart models designed to realize the potential of 3D modeling for education, surgical planning, and other applications.
October 2, 2016
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Biotronik begins manufacturing in Singapore
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Biomedical device company Biotronik has begun operations at its new manufacturing center in Singapore.
September 28, 2016
FluoroPharma offers new study on CardioPET
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
FluoroPharma Medical said that a phase II trial concluded that its CardioPET radiopharmaceutical had significantly better image quality than SPECT and produced comparable diagnostic performance for coronary artery disease.
September 26, 2016
Myocardial Solutions adds Hill to board
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Cardiac MR software developer Myocardial Solutions has appointed imaging industry veteran Randy Hill to its board of directors.
September 26, 2016
Breast shielding doesn't affect DNA damage from CT
By Eric Barnes
The use of breast shields during coronary CT angiography studies in women had no effect on the amount of DNA damage patients sustained during exams, but it did degrade image quality, according to a new study in the October issue of Radiology.
September 25, 2016
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Lantheus touts clinical results for cardiac PET agent
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Lantheus Holdings is highlighting new data showing that its investigational flurpiridaz F-18 PET radiopharmaceutical agent for myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) is superior to MPI with SPECT in patients with suspected heart disease undergoing stress testing.
September 22, 2016
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