Cardiovascular Radiology: Page 118

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

FDA clears Philips' live image-guidance tool

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Royal Philips Electronics, parent company of Philips Healthcare, announced it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its EchoNavigator live image-guidance tool.

March 4, 2013

Agfa to show new Impax CV Web+ at ACC

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Agfa HealthCare plans to demonstrate its new Impax CV Web+ software at next month's American College of Cardiology (ACC) conference in San Francisco.

February 27, 2013

Expert offers tips for efficient cardiac MRI throughput

By Wayne Forrest

Is your cardiac MRI scanner a $2 million patient gurney? It might be if you're not effectively using every available moment to prepare and scan patients, eliminating downtime between exams, according to a presentation at the recent Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance meeting.

February 24, 2013