Cardiovascular Radiology: Page 126

PET MPI with flurpiridaz F-18 tops SPECT MPI
By Wayne Forrest
PET myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) with flurpiridaz F-18 is "safe and superior" to SPECT MPI with technetium-99m for image quality, interpretation, coronary artery disease diagnosis, and patient tolerance of the tracer, according to a study published in the January 29 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
January 29, 2013
MDCT falls short in finding myocardial ischemia
By Wayne Forrest
In a comparison of patients with ischemia detected by SPECT or PET myocardial perfusion imaging, resting electrocardiogram-gated 64-slice MDCT proved "unsuitable" for clinical use, according to a study published in the February issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.
January 28, 2013
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Toshiba, Perkins team up
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Toshiba America Medical Systems and Perkins Healthcare Technologies have formed a strategic partnership.
January 21, 2013
Biotronik gets conditional FDA approval for ProMRI trial
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Biomedical device company Biotronik has received approval with conditions from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the company's ProMRI clinical trial via an investigational device exemption.
January 17, 2013
Philips updates EP navigator technology
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Philips Healthcare has launched a new version of its EP navigator technology, a 3D rotational angiography technique that provides real-time anatomic details of cardiac structures for electrophysiology (EP) procedures.
January 17, 2013
Napkin-ring sign at CT shows vulnerable plaque
By Eric Barnes
CT appears to have a useful way of demonstrating the noncalcified lipid-rich plaques that are at risk of rupturing -- at least the larger ones, according to researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.
January 8, 2013
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FluoroPharma to test PET agent at MGH
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiopharmaceutical developer FluoroPharma Medical said that a phase II trial of its F-18 tetraphenylphosphonium (TPP) BFPET agent for measuring cardiovascular blood flow will be performed at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH).
January 3, 2013
Infraredx names Guarasci as CFO
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Coronary imaging developer Infraredx has appointed Michael Guarasci as chief financial officer (CFO).
December 19, 2012
Low-dose CT raises coronary calcium scores; IR corrects them
By Eric Barnes
Low-dose coronary artery calcium (CAC) scores are reliable if iterative reconstruction (IR) is applied to the CT data, according to research presented at RSNA 2012. Dutch researchers found that the technology ensures the accuracy of CAC scores that would otherwise be higher and less predictable than the results of higher-dose CT scans.
December 16, 2012
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Positron wraps up 1st strontium-82 sale
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PET vendor Positron said that its wholly owned subsidiary Manhattan Isotope Technology has completed the first commercial sale and delivery of its active pharmaceutical ingredient (API)-grade strontium-82 to a North American pharmaceutical firm.
December 6, 2012
Bracco issues recall of Isovue prefilled syringes
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Bracco Diagnostics has issued a voluntary recall of nine lots of Isovue (iopamidol injection) prefilled power injector syringes.
November 26, 2012
Digisonics lands Miss. order
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound image management firm Digisonics has received an order from Natchez Community Hospital in Mississippi.
November 26, 2012
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