Cardiovascular Radiology: Page 116

Integrated CT detector improves coronary stenosis assessment

By Eric Barnes

VIENNA - A new integrated circuit CT detector may improve the ability of clinicians to accurately grade coronary artery stenoses visualized during coronary CT angiography, especially when combined with thin-slice imaging and iterative reconstruction, researchers reported on Sunday at ECR 2013.

March 9, 2013

Adults with congenital heart disease represent growing challenge

By Edna Astbury-Ward, PhD

VIENNA - Thanks to medical progress, most babies born with congenital heart disease (CHD) now survive to adulthood. Imaging is critical for these patients, and it's important for radiologists to become familiar with the most common CHD imaging aspects and surgical procedures, according to a special focus session on Saturday at ECR 2013.

March 8, 2013

Siemens to release new syngo Dynamics version at ACC

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Siemens Healthcare plans to unwrap a new version of its syngo Dynamics cardiovascular imaging and information system at the American College of Cardiology (ACC) annual scientific session in San Francisco.

March 7, 2013

Esaote spotlights eHD technology at ACC

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Ultrasound vendor Esaote will feature its eHD technology at the American College of Cardiology (ACC) scientific sessions in San Francisco.

March 7, 2013

Toshiba brings new cardiac US offerings to ACC

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Toshiba America Medical Systems is debuting its Aplio 500 CV and Aplio 300 CV ultrasound systems at the American College of Cardiology (ACC) meeting in San Francisco.

March 7, 2013

CT vendors focus on iterative reconstruction, cardiac applications

By John Bonner

VIENNA - Innovation in software technologies provides the main talking points for visitors to the CT equipment vendors' booths at the ECR 2013 commercial exhibition. Companies are demonstrating novel approaches to reducing radiation dose, improving image quality, and extending the modality's capabilities in cardiac imaging.

March 7, 2013

GE completes 1st U.S. install of Centricity Cardio

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

GE Healthcare has announced the first U.S. installation of its Centricity Cardio Enterprise at Oklahoma State University Medical Center in Tulsa.

March 6, 2013

Philips integrates Infraredx software into Allura Xper

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Royal Philips Electronics, parent company of Philips Healthcare, and coronary imaging developer Infraredx have introduced a software collaboration that enables integration of Infraredx's true vessel characterization (TVC) imaging system with Philips' Allura Xper systems.

March 6, 2013

Siemens gets FDA OK, will show products at ACC 2013

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Siemens Healthcare has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its Artis Q and Artis Q.zen angiography system product lines.

March 6, 2013

Cardiac imaging comes under intense scrutiny at ECR 2013

By Mélisande Rouger

VIENNA - A panel of experts will update both general and specialized radiologists with the latest information available on cardiac imaging, during the dedicated Mini Course "Organs from A to Z: Heart," which starts today.

March 6, 2013

Lantheus appoints new chief medical officer

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Diagnostic imaging agent developer Lantheus Medical Imaging said it has appointed a new chief medical officer.

March 5, 2013

Study shows decline in abnormal stress SPECT MPI

By Wayne Forrest

Over the past two decades, the frequency and severity of abnormal stress SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) studies have significantly decreased, with the prevalence of abnormal SPECT exams falling from 40.9% to 8.7%, researchers reported in the March 5 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

March 5, 2013

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