Cardiac Imaging: Page 92

Bracco gets FDA nod for ultrasound contrast agent

By Erik L. Ridley

A third contestant has joined the U.S. market for ultrasound contrast agents: On Friday, Bracco Diagnostics received U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval for its Lumason ultrasound contrast agent. The approval marks the end of a long odyssey for Bracco in its efforts to bring the agent to market.

October 9, 2014

Imricor highlights MR-enabled cardiac ablation study

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Imricor Medical Systems is highlighting a study investigating the use of MR-enabled cardiac ablation to treat atrial flutter.

October 8, 2014

Echo spots heart trouble signs in obese kids

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Obese youth have physical signs of nascent heart problems that can be identified on echocardiography scans, according to a German study published online October 8 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

October 8, 2014

Prototype FFR-CT software shows high accuracy vs. invasive FFR

By Eric Barnes

A software-based technique aimed at deriving CT-based blood flow data without invasive procedures showed similar accuracy to invasive fractional flow reserve (FFR) for determining the significance of coronary stenosis, according to a new report in the American Journal of Cardiology.

October 1, 2014

AHA statement urges radiation talks with patients

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Healthcare providers should take the time to help patients understand why radiation-bearing cardiac imaging scans are needed and explain the benefits and risks before scans are performed, according to a new scientific statement from the American Heart Association (AHA) published online September 29 in Circulation.

September 29, 2014

Use of SPECT MPI exercise stress continues to decline

By Wayne Forrest

The convenience of pharmacologic stress agents and an increase in patient mobility issues are contributing to a decades-long decline in the use of exercise stress for SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI), according to a study presented at the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology annual meeting.

September 29, 2014

MDCT study ties aortic calcification to mortality

By Eric Barnes

Both total aortic calcium load and calcium density measured by MDCT are associated with increased mortality risk, according to a new study in the September 23 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

September 25, 2014

Groups support use of echo in cancer patients

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The American Society of Echocardiography and the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging have released a consensus statement recommending the use of echocardiography in cancer patients.

September 22, 2014

ASNC: Should nuclear technologists read SPECT MPI scans?

By Wayne Forrest

BOSTON - Nuclear medicine technologists were nearly as accurate as cardiologists in reading stress-first SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) studies, according to research presented at the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC) meeting. The study hints at a role for technologists in determining which patients could avoid the rest portion of the scans.

September 21, 2014

Digisonics integrates CVIS with GE's echo software

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Digisonics said it has integrated its cardiovascular information system (CVIS) with EchoPAC software from GE Healthcare for analyzing 3D and 4D echo studies and strain rate.

September 18, 2014

Lantheus touts flurpiridaz F-18 clinical data

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Lantheus Medical Imaging is highlighting clinical data that show reductions in radiation exposure and improved image quality with flurpiridaz F-18 PET myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) compared to SPECT MPI.

September 17, 2014

GE installs new cath lab software

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

GE Healthcare has made the first installation of new business operations and analytics software for cardiac catheterization labs.

September 17, 2014

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