Cardiovascular Radiology: Page 125

CCTA predicts heart attack in people without risk factors
By Eric Barnes
A new study in Radiology concludes that coronary CT angiography (CCTA) can predict adverse coronary events not only in patients with risk factors for heart disease, but also in those without such factors. The results suggest a more prominent role for CCTA versus using clinical risk scores to predict heart disease risk.
February 18, 2013
FDA OKs Medtronic pacemaker for MRI
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional device developer Medtronic has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its Advisa MRI SureScan pacemaker.
February 14, 2013
Imaging shows toll of vascular brain injury
By Wayne Forrest
MR and PET images show that vascular brain injury from conditions such as high blood pressure and stroke has a considerably greater influence on cognitive impairment among nondemented older people than beta-amyloid plaque deposits, according to a study published online February 11 in JAMA Neurology.
February 13, 2013
Merge wins NY contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Healthcare IT and advanced visualization developer Merge Healthcare has inked a contract for its cardiology software suite with a New York-based medical center.
February 12, 2013
ASE joins Choosing Wisely initiative
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) has joined the American Board of Internal Medicine Foundation's Choosing Wisely campaign to cut unnecessary healthcare utilization.
February 11, 2013
FDA approves new Definity manufacturing site
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Diagnostic imaging agent developer Lantheus Medical Imaging has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for Jubilant HollisterStier to be a new manufacturing site for its Definity ultrasound contrast imaging agent .
February 10, 2013
GE launches cardiac MRI analysis software
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare has launched two new software packages for advanced analysis of cardiovascular MRI images: CardiacVX and MR VesselIQ Xpress.
February 4, 2013
Study shows PiB-PET detects amyloid plaque in heart
By Wayne Forrest
Swedish researchers are expanding the use of PET imaging with carbon-11-labeled Pittsburgh Compound B (PiB) to cardiac amyloidosis, confirming the biomarker's ability to detect amyloid plaque deposits in the heart in a first-of-its-kind study in the February issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.
February 4, 2013
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Study: Use CCTA 1st for lower-risk chest pain patients
By Eric Barnes
SAN FRANCISCO - Choosing cardiac CT angiography (CCTA) first to assess chest pain is more cost-effective than initial stress myocardial perfusion cardiac MR for all but the highest-risk patients, according to a presentation at the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance meeting.
February 3, 2013
2nd-generation CT unit slashes CCTA radiation dose
By Erik L. Ridley
A second-generation 320-detector-row CT scanner can significantly lower radiation dose during coronary CT angiography (CCTA) procedures while maintaining a high level of image quality, according to research published online in Radiology.
January 30, 2013
2010 CCTA appropriateness criteria yield mixed results
By Erik L. Ridley
While the 2010 cardiac CT angiography (CCTA) appropriateness criteria reduced the number of not classifiable patients compared to the 2006 criteria, interobserver variability is still a problem in CCTA, researchers from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, have concluded.
January 30, 2013
Digisonics nabs Calif. contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound image management firm Digisonics said it has received a contract with a California healthcare network for its cardiovascular information system.
January 30, 2013
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