Cardiac Imaging: Page 96

ASNC to hold board-exam prep course
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC) will hold a nuclear cardiology board-exam preparation course from July 11-13.
June 3, 2014
Breast cancer patients aren't getting heart disease treatment
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Only a third of older breast cancer patients saw a cardiologist within 90 days of developing heart problems, according to a new study.
June 3, 2014
Lantheus appoints new CFO
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Lantheus Medical Imaging has named John Bakewell as its new chief financial officer (CFO).
June 2, 2014
Start-up firm unveils plans for U.S.-based Mo-99 production
By Wayne Forrest
Northwest Medical Isotopes has an ambitious plan to invest some $50 million to build a radioisotope production facility in Columbia, MO, to manufacture molybdenum-­99 (Mo-99). If all goes as planned, the company could supply approximately half of the U.S. demand for the radioisotope by 2017.
May 22, 2014
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Dassault unveils 3D virtual heart model
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
French 3D design and simulation firm Dassault Systèmes has introduced a 3D simulation model of a whole human heart.
May 19, 2014
Echo screening cost-effective after childhood chemo
By Eric Barnes
Young cancer patients treated with chemotherapy can be screened cost-effectively throughout their adult lives with echocardiography to help them live longer, according to a pair of just-released studies in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
May 18, 2014
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Digisonics installs CVIS in Fla.
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Image management firm Digisonics has installed its cardiovascular information system (CVIS) at a site in Florida.
May 18, 2014
Outpatient echo code bundling has unintended effects
By Kate Madden Yee
When Medicare began code bundling for echocardiography scans in 2009, the move produced a sharp drop in outpatient claims from cardiologists -- which was expected. But the success of code bundling could have unintended effects for both echocardiography and other imaging exams, according to a study in the May Journal of the American College of Radiology.
May 14, 2014
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CAC scores help guide aspirin therapy
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Only people with coronary artery calcium (CAC) scores of 100 or greater should undergo aspirin therapy to prevent a heart attack, concludes a study published in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes.
May 12, 2014
Low iodine and kVp plus iterative recon improves CCTA
By Eric Barnes
Using less iodine, reduced tube voltage, and iterative reconstruction maintains image quality while significantly cutting radiation dose in coronary CT angiography (CCTA) scans, according to a study from researchers in China and the U.S.
May 11, 2014
Biotronik gets FDA nod for Entovis
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Biotronik has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval for its Entovis pacemaker system with ProMRI technology.
May 6, 2014
FDA OKs Siemens' Artis One angio system
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Healthcare has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its Artis One angiography system.
May 4, 2014
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