Cardiac Imaging: Page 75

FDA OKs Boston Scientific's MRI-conditional pacemaker
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional and ultrasound technology developer Boston Scientific has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for a suite of pacemakers deemed conditional for use in the MRI environment.
April 25, 2016
Cardiac PET/MRI protocol reduces radiation dose
By Wayne Forrest
Researchers have developed a new cardiac PET/MRI protocol with sodium fluoride that significantly reduces radiation dose and artifacts, enhancing the view of disease activity in coronary arteries.
April 20, 2016
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CCTA falls short in detection of culprit plaque
By Eric Barnes
In a population of myocardial infarction patients spanning 10 years of clinical practice, coronary CT angiography (CCTA) showed only limited ability to detect culprit lesions in the coronary arteries that went on to cause heart attacks -- though its positive predictive value was perfect, researchers concluded.
April 19, 2016
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The toll of cardiac cath radiation | US headset for concussion | CAD for CT lung screening
By Brian Casey
April 13, 2016
Biotronik gets FDA nod for cardiac monitor
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Biomedical device company Biotronik has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for its BioMonitor 2 insertable cardiac monitor with ProMRI technology.
April 12, 2016
Cardiac cath radiation exacts toll on health personnel
By Brian Casey
Radiation from cardiac catheterization procedures is taking a heavy toll on cath lab personnel, according to a new study published April 12 in Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions. Italian researchers found higher rates of orthopedic problems, cataracts, skin lesions, and even anxiety and depression in cath lab workers.
April 12, 2016
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CCTA halves adverse events in SCOT-HEART trial
By Eric Barnes
A trial comparing the use of coronary CT angiography (CCTA) to standard care alone in more than 4,000 chest pain patients revealed sharply reduced event rates and fewer negative angiographies when CCTA was used to guide patient management, according to results published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
April 10, 2016
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Study: No big gender differences in nuclear MPI dose
By Wayne Forrest
Despite some geographic variability, there are no major differences in the way nuclear myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) studies are performed on men and women around the world, including the amount of radiation delivered, according to a new study published in JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging.
April 4, 2016
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Lantheus touts cardiac PET study in obese patients
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Lantheus Holdings is touting new data showing the utility of its investigational flurpiridaz F-18 PET radiopharmaceutical for assessing obese patients with coronary artery disease.
April 3, 2016
ScImage to launch plug-and-play PACS tool at ACC
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PACS vendor ScImage plans to launch PicomSentry, a hardware appliance that allows users to more easily access the company's Picom365 enterprise PACS, at the upcoming American College of Cardiology (ACC) meeting in Chicago.
March 31, 2016
Siemens to launch Sensis hemodynamic upgrade
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Healthcare plans to launch a revamped version of its Sensis hemodynamic system for interventional procedures at the upcoming American College of Cardiology meeting in Chicago.
March 30, 2016
Echo groups update LV diastolic function guideline
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
New recommendations for evaluating left ventricular (LV) diastolic function with echocardiography have been released by the American Society of Echocardiography and the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging.
March 29, 2016
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