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ESC: Fractional flow reserve CT finds vessels causing ischemia
By Eric Barnes
Fractional flow reserve CT in patients with significant stenosis can distinguish those with coronary artery disease who need revascularization from those who don't, concluded a study presented on Sunday at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) meeting and published concurrently in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
August 26, 2012
Coronary calcium tops list of heart disease predictors
By Eric Barnes
Elevated coronary artery calcium as detected on CT scans is the most important among several predictors of cardiovascular events over time, according to a new analysis of more than 1,000 patients published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
August 20, 2012
Positron gets FDA nod for coronary software
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PET vendor Positron said that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has cleared a software application for coronary flow reserve quantification developed by the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.
August 20, 2012
GE changes Optison labeling
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare has modified the patient monitoring and observation requirements for its Optison echocardiography contrast agent.
August 20, 2012
FDA advises imaging for patients with St. Jude leads
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is recommending that patients who have implantable heart defibrillators that use St. Jude Medical's Riata and Riata ST leads receive x-ray or other imaging exams to check for abnormalities in the insulation surrounding the lead.
August 16, 2012
CCTA equal to cardiac cath for guiding CAD therapy choices
By Eric Barnes
Coronary CT angiography (CCTA) was nearly perfectly in line with cardiac catheterization in its selection of therapies for patients with a high likelihood of coronary artery disease (CAD), according to a new study in Radiology. The results showed that CCTA can determine patient management as well as invasive angiography while sparing many patients from invasive procedures, researchers said.
August 12, 2012
Algorithm boosts temporal resolution in CCTA
By Eric Barnes
Today's cardiac CT is more robust than ever, broadening the range of patients who can be imaged. One new tool improves all-important temporal resolution even in midrange scanners. The software creates a hybrid sample of image data to improve temporal resolution in cardiac CT angiography (CCTA) images of obese patients.
August 9, 2012
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Philips wins Calif. Ambient contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Philips Healthcare has won a contract with a California hospital to incorporate its Ambient Experience design elements into the hospital's electrophysiology lab.
August 8, 2012
HCA slammed for unnecessary cath procedures
By Eric Barnes
The largest for-profit hospital chain in the U.S. is under fire for performing thousands of cardiac catheterization procedures that were medically unnecessary, according to an August 6 article in the New York Times.
August 6, 2012
AuntMinnie.com Cardiac Imaging Insider
By Eric Barnes
August 5, 2012
Australian center halves CCTA dose using simple techniques
By Eric Barnes
An academic heart center in Australia has cut its coronary CT angiography (CCTA) dose in half over three years using simple techniques that emphasize prospective triggering, low kV settings, and aggressive beta-blockage, according to research presented at the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography meeting in Baltimore.
July 29, 2012
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Hepatitis C testing expands to Ariz. in Kwiatkowski case
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Arizona state and county public health officials are assisting two hospitals where cardiac cath technologist David Kwiatkowski had brief contracted assignments in notifying patients of potential exposure to hepatitis C.
July 25, 2012
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