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Cardiac CAD safely rules out coronary artery disease
By Eric Barnes
A computer-aided detection (CAD) algorithm that detects coronary artery stenosis at coronary CT angiography not only helped less experienced readers find more lesions, it ruled out adverse cardiac events for more than a year in patients who had disease symptoms but were read by CAD as negative.
May 31, 2010
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MRI boosts diagnosis of constrictive pericarditis
By Eric Barnes
Measuring the early filling fraction can improve MRI's ability to diagnose constrictive pericarditis, according to new research from Michigan and Pennsylvania. The secret to MRI's success lies in its functional measures, which outperform conventional morphologic signs of disease, investigators said.
May 27, 2010
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Cardiac CT finds resectable lung cancers at wide FOV
By Eric Barnes
Korean radiologists found plenty of unsuspected lung cancers in a large cohort of patients being scanned for heart disease, according to a new study in Radiology. Most lesions were resectable, but most were seen only when the images were read using wider fields-of-view (FOV).
May 25, 2010
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Ziehm, Pie ink deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
C-arm developer Ziehm Imaging and imaging software developer Pie Medical Imaging have formed a strategic partnership.
May 24, 2010
Two Ohio facilities to pay $108M in cardiac kickback case
May 20, 2010
Two Ohio facilities to pay $108M in cardiac kickback case
By Wayne Forrest
Two Ohio hospitals agreed Friday to pay the U.S. government $108 million to settle claims that the institutions violated federal law by unlawfully paying doctors for referrals of cardiac patients.
May 20, 2010
GE touts ADMIRE-HF trial results
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A new cardiac radiopharmaceutical being developed by GE Healthcare is showing an ability to predict cardiac events in symptomatic heart failure patients, according to results published in the May 18 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
May 20, 2010
Lantheus touts SNM papers
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Lantheus Medical Imaging said that 14 abstracts involving two of its cardiovascular PET works-in-progress will be presented at next month's SNM annual meeting in Salt Lake City.
May 18, 2010
Reduced-voltage cardiac CT works fine -- if you know the rules
By Eric Barnes
SAN FRANCISCO - Backed by growing clinical evidence, radiologists should step up to the plate and cut the tube voltage in their cardiovascular CT protocols. But getting the benefits without the pitfalls means paying attention to some technical considerations.
May 18, 2010
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ACC task force releases 2010 policy on CTA, CMR
By Eric Barnes
The American College of Cardiology (ACC) Foundation Task Force on Expert Consensus Documents has published the 2010 version of its views on coronary CT angiography (CTA) and cardiac MRI (CMR), detailing the strengths and weaknesses of each technology.
May 18, 2010
CompuMed to expand CardioGram reach
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
CompuMed has initiated a campaign to introduce its CardioGram electrocardiography telemedicine system to underserved cardiac care markets.
May 13, 2010
JACC special issue tackles radiation dose in cardiac imaging
By Eric Barnes
A series of editorials in this month's Journal of the American College of Cardiology examines radiation risk from cardiac imaging exams, and asks if the benefits of imaging have been understated in the risk-benefit equation to the detriment of patient care.
May 13, 2010
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