Cardiovascular Radiology: Page 178

Zero calcium means good outcomes, even with undetected plaques

By Eric Barnes

Patients with coronary artery plaques -- soft, mixed, or otherwise -- that go undetected in a calcium scan still have a good prognosis, according to a new study presented at last week's Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography meeting in Orlando, FL.

July 22, 2009

Pharmalucence gets OK for generic sestamibi

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiopharmaceutical product supplier Pharmalucence has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval to manufacture and market its kit for preparing technetium-99m sestamibi injection.

July 20, 2009

Adding PET to 64-slice CT aids detection of heart disease

By Wayne Forrest

Adding functional data from PET to 64-slice coronary CT angiography can improve the latter's ability to detect coronary artery disease, overcoming the modality's historic weak point in specificity, according to U.K. researchers.

July 19, 2009

Prospectively gated coronary CTA nearly equals normal-dose scans

By Eric Barnes

Researchers in Italy report that low-dose prospectively gated coronary CT angiography (CTA) scans are nearly equivalent to retrospectively gated exams in diagnostic accuracy, while reducing radiation dose by up to 72%, according to an article published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

July 16, 2009

Agfa expands Impax CV, settles with Acacia

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Agfa HealthCare has expanded the capabilities of its Impax Cardiovascular (Impax CV) with software for cardiology outcomes management from Cedaron Medical, the company announced.

July 16, 2009

Positron partners with MedAxiom

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Cardiac molecular imaging company Positron has signed a partnership agreement with MedAxiom, a subscription-based service provider and information resource for cardiology practices.

July 15, 2009