Cardiovascular Radiology: Page 139

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
GE inks deal with Biosense Webster
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare has signed a long-term agreement with Biosense Webster for the codistribution of their electrophysiology systems in the U.S.
January 10, 2012
Bracco to return CardioGen PET tracer to market in Q1
By Wayne Forrest
Contrast agent developer Bracco Diagnostics anticipates that shipments of its CardioGen-82 cardiac PET radiopharmaceutical will resume by the end of the first quarter, after the company voluntarily recalled the product six months ago.
January 4, 2012
2012 01 04 15 15 30 885 Cardio Gen Mild Il Ischemia Thumb
European, U.S. societies publish 3D echo guidelines
By Eric Barnes
A joint committee of the European Association for Echocardiography and the American Society of Echocardiography has issued the first joint guidelines for image acquisition using 3D echocardiography.
January 3, 2012
2012 01 04 13 43 14 581 Ekg Electrocardiogram 70
CCTA shows cardiac revascularization beats statins alone
By Eric Barnes
A study of more than 15,000 patients who underwent coronary CT angiography (CCTA) found that revascularization in patients identified by CT as high risk was associated with far fewer deaths than medical therapy (e.g., statins) alone.
January 1, 2012
2011 12 20 12 40 12 774 Min Thumb 12 11 Comp
GE to settle $30M Medicare fraud lawsuit
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare will pay $30 million to the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to settle a lawsuit alleging Medicare overbilling for the cardiac radiopharmaceutical Myoview, as reported on December 29 by Crain's Detroit Business.
December 28, 2011
Cardiac MRI beats SPECT in detecting coronary heart disease
By Cynthia E. Keen
Cardiovascular MRI is more accurate than SPECT for diagnosing coronary heart disease, according to the results of a prospective trial comparing the two. Authors of the study, which was published online December 23 in Lancet, say their results indicate that cardiac MRI should be adopted more widely.
December 22, 2011
Nonobstructive plaque at CT shows higher mortality risk
By Eric Barnes
An analysis of more than 10,000 patients with nonobstructive coronary artery plaque has found that statin use can reduce mortality by as much as half in patients at high risk at coronary CT angiography and using traditional risk measures.
December 22, 2011
2011 12 20 12 40 12 774 Min Thumb 12 11 Comp
Philips gets FDA nod for HeartNavigator
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Philips Healthcare has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for HeartNavigator, a 3D interventional navigation tool.
December 20, 2011
Previous Page
Page 139 of 334
Next Page