Cardiovascular Radiology: Page 131

TomTec to debut cardiac MR software
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Imaging software developer TomTec Imaging Systems will present its 2D Cardiac Performance Analysis MR software at next week's Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance meeting in Orlando, FL.
January 29, 2012
CS Medical lands large order
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound accessories firm CS Medical has installed more than 170 of its TD-100 automated transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE) probe disinfectors and TEE probe storage cabinets with a major North American hospital group.
January 29, 2012
JACC: Questions remain about cardiac radiation's link to cancer
By Eric Barnes
There are still no strong data linking the use of ionizing radiation in cardiac imaging to the development of cancer, though several studies have found that higher radiation exposure may increase the risk of developing cancer, concludes a paper published online January 30 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
January 29, 2012
Manhattan Isotope gets strontium-82 license
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Manhattan Isotope Technology has received approval of its radioactive materials license amendment from the radiation control program at the Texas Department of State Health Services.
January 29, 2012
Medicare fraud charges filed against 5 Pa. cardiologists
By Eric Barnes
A whistleblower suit filed this week in a U.S. District Court in Pennsylvania alleges that cardiologists from two medical practices in the state defrauded Medicare by participating in illegal kickback schemes and performing unnecessary cardiac, vascular, and interventional procedures between 2001 and 2005.
January 23, 2012
AIM: Iodinated contrast use tied to thyroid abnormalities
By Eric Barnes
Exposure to iodinated contrast media during imaging procedures is associated with changes in thyroid function and a higher risk of developing hyperthyroidism, researchers report in the January 23 Archives of Internal Medicine.
January 22, 2012
Ziehm signs Arizona Heart
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
C-arm developer Ziehm Imaging has added Arizona Heart Institute in Phoenix as a new customer.
January 22, 2012
Boston Scientific wins patent ruling
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional technology developer Boston Scientific said that U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey has ruled in its favor in a patent infringement suit filed by Johnson & Johnson.
January 22, 2012
FDA: User error caused CardioGen-82 mishaps
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has confirmed that the "improper usage" of Bracco Diagnostics' CardioGen-82 cardiac PET radiopharmaceutical caused three patients from two different facilities to have increased levels of radiation in their bodies following PET scans.
January 16, 2012
Noninvasive imaging drives cardiac growth
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Cardiologists have substantially increased their billing for services over the past decade, but nearly all of the growth has been in noninvasive procedures, such as noninvasive imaging using CT, MRI, and ultrasound, according to a study published online January 10 in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes.
January 15, 2012
CORE 64: Calcium predicts CCTA effectiveness
By Eric Barnes
A new analysis of coronary CT angiography (CCTA) demonstrates the need to obtain coronary calcium scores before scanning patients with suspected obstructive disease, while also underscoring the need for pretest calculation of disease probability, researchers report in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
January 15, 2012
Mahmarian takes reins at ASNC
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Dr. John Mahmarian has been inducted as the president of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC) for 2012.
January 10, 2012
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