Cardiovascular Radiology: Page 103

NIRS-IVUS sees lipid core plaque in vivo
By Eric Barnes
A new technique based on near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) used during an intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) procedure is the first to directly visualize unstable lipid core plaque, according to an article in the Journal of Invasive Cardiology.
April 29, 2014
BMI tied to soft plaque at CCTA in diabetes patients
By Eric Barnes
A new study of diabetes patients shows a direct relationship between body mass index (BMI) and the soft coronary artery plaques found on coronary CT angiography (CCTA) that portend a high risk for coronary events, according to research published online in Radiology.
April 21, 2014
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CCTA plus stress CT MPI boosts diagnosis of high-risk patients
By Eric Barnes
Combining coronary CT angiography (CCTA) and stress CT myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) improves the evaluation of coronary artery stenosis in high-risk patients, reducing the number of false positives and potentially the number of unnecessary interventions, according to new research from the Medical University of South Carolina.
April 20, 2014
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Stress cardiac MRI aids early emergency dept. evaluations
By Wayne Forrest
When performed within 12 hours of a patient coming to an emergency department with chest pain, adenosine stress cardiac MRI is valuable for the "safe, quick, and accurate" diagnosis of significant coronary artery disease, according to a study published in the April issue of Radiology.
April 6, 2014
CCTA shows that HIV patients have more noncalcified plaque
By Eric Barnes
Patients with HIV infection are more prone to potentially dangerous noncalcified coronary plaque than similar uninfected individuals, according to a study that used coronary CT angiography (CCTA). Results were published in the April 1 issue of Annals of Internal Medicine.
April 3, 2014
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Residents do fine reading CT triple rule-out exams
By Eric Barnes
Residents can safely perform triple rule-out CT exams when onsite or on-call subspecialty radiologists aren't available -- at least at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) in Charleston, SC -- according to a study presented at ECR 2014 in Vienna.
April 3, 2014
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Digisonics wins New York CVIS contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Digisonics has won a contract with a New York state hospital for its cardiovascular information system (CVIS).
April 2, 2014
1st patients receive ICDs in Biotronik ProMRI study
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Biomedical device company Biotronik announced that the first U.S. patients have received its Iforia implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs).
April 2, 2014
UltraSPECT takes NJ order
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
UltraSPECT has implemented its Xpress3.Cardiac software at Hamilton Cardiology Assoc. (HCA) in Hamilton Township, NJ.
March 31, 2014
Cardiac MRI useful in selecting patients for liver transplants
By Rabia Mughal
Cardiac MRI is an accurate technique for evaluating changes in the myocardium of patients with end-stage liver disease, particularly those who have been infected with hepatitis C, according to a new Egyptian study presented at ECR 2014.
March 27, 2014
Agfa installs cardiac software at Calif. hospital
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Agfa HealthCare has installed its Impax HeartStation electrocardiogram management system and Impax cardiovascular information system at a California hospital.
March 25, 2014
JAMA: Nuclear MPI use in Kaiser system falls dramatically
By Wayne Forrest
The use of nuclear myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) dropped by half from 2006 to 2011 within a Kaiser Permanente healthcare system in California, but researchers can't quite point to specific reasons for the decline, according to a study published in the March 26 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.
March 24, 2014
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