Cardiovascular Radiology: Page 127

ASNC joins MedAxiom to boost educational reach
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC) is joining forces with cardiology practice services provider MedAxiom to expand the business and educational resources available to the cardiology and nuclear cardiology communities, the organizations said in a statement.
April 19, 2012
Digisonics nets CVIS order
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound image management firm Digisonics has received a cardiovascular information system (CVIS) order from the Cincinnati VA Medical Center.
April 18, 2012
Cardiac IS market to reach $269.6M in 2017
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The North American cardiovascular image and information management systems market will reach $269.6 million in 2017, according to a new report by market research firm Frost & Sullivan.
April 12, 2012
Integrating images with EHR yields dividends
By Erik L. Ridley
Integrating PACS with the electronic health record (EHR) is no easy task, but it's worth the effort to provide clinicians with access to a single, comprehensive view of patient clinical information, according to a team from Harris County Hospital District in Houston.
April 12, 2012
Late gadolinium enhancement, cardiac MRI show value
By Wayne Forrest
Late gadolinium enhancement through cardiac MRI can help predict adverse cardiovascular events among hypertrophic cardiomyopathy patients, according to a study scheduled for publication in the April 17 addition of the Journal of American College of Cardiology.
April 9, 2012
MESA: Metabolic syndrome, diabetes boost CAC, cardiac events
By Eric Barnes
People with metabolic syndrome and/or diabetes mellitus have greater progression of coronary artery calcium (CAC) than those without the conditions, and the degree of progression in CAC predicts the risk of future cardiac events, according to a study in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
April 8, 2012
Stanford: Ventriculography is expensive and overused
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Left ventriculography is an expensive and often unnecessary test that is routinely overused, according to a new study in the American Heart Journal from Stanford University. It's also invasive, adding unnecessary risks and costs to the cardiac workup.
April 8, 2012
ACC: CCTA improves chest pain evaluation without raising costs
By Charlene Laino
CHICAGO - Performing coronary CT angiography (CCTA) early in the evaluation of chest pain in the emergency department may quickly and accurately predict which patients should be admitted for acute coronary syndrome, according to study results presented at the American College of Cardiology (ACC) meeting.
March 28, 2012
Global cardio PACS market to reach $891M by 2017
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The global market for cardiovascular PACS is expected to reach $891 million by the year 2017, according to a new report from market research firm Global Industry Analysts.
March 27, 2012
GE debuts optimized cardiac CT scanner at ACC
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare introduced a version of its Discovery CT750 HD scanner optimized for cardiac scanning at low radiation doses at the American College of Cardiology (ACC) meeting in Chicago.
March 26, 2012
ACC: Coronary CT angio rule outs heart attack in ER patients
By Edward Susman
CHICAGO - Patients who have a negative coronary CT angiogram after presenting at the emergency room (ER) for cardiac-suspected chest pain can safely be sent home, researchers reported at this week's American College of Cardiology (ACC) meeting.
March 25, 2012
GE introduces OR hybrid system at ACC
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare used this week's American College of Cardiology (ACC) annual meeting to launch a new imaging system designed to guide procedures in a hybrid operating room (OR), where physicians perform both transcatheter-based and open surgical procedures.
March 25, 2012
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