Cardiovascular Radiology: Page 202

Lantheus reports data from cardiac PET trial
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Lantheus Medical Imaging of North Billerica, MA, reported results from a phase I clinical trial of a new cardiac PET radiopharmaceutical at the SNM meeting in New Orleans.
June 16, 2008
Syntermed licenses Emory software
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Imaging software developer Syntermed of Atlanta has licensed new software for performing nuclear cardiology studies from Emory University.
June 16, 2008
Siemens shows IQ-SPECT
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Healthcare is showing its IQ-SPECT technology as a work-in-progress at the annual SNM meeting in New Orleans.
June 15, 2008
Ziosoft to partner with Johns Hopkins
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Advanced visualization software developer Ziosoft of Redwood City, CA, has inked a partnership with Johns Hopkins University.
June 15, 2008
Novel calcium scoring method may improve prognosis
By Eric Barnes
A new coronary calcium scoring method known as calcium coverage score is a significant predictor of cardiac events compared to standard scoring methods, according to researchers from several academic centers in the U.S.
June 15, 2008
GE revises Optison's prescribing information
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare of Chalfont St. Giles, U.K., has issued updates to the prescribing information for Optison (perflutren protein-type A microspheres injectable suspension, USP).
June 10, 2008
Siemens to debut new echo system
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Healthcare will release its Acuson SC2000 echocardiography system at the annual session of the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) in Toronto.
June 9, 2008
Video game technology speeds beating-heart surgery
By Eric Barnes
Intracardiac reconstructive surgery can be used to repair defects in the beating heart while avoiding the need for cardiopulmonary bypass, but progress has been limited by a lack of reliable imaging tools. A new study introduces a solution based on video gaming technology to improve the results of real-time 3D echocardiography.
June 8, 2008
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PLC Systems to begin CIN clinical trial
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PLC Systems of Franklin, MA, has received approval from the Centro Cardiologico Monzino of Milan, Italy, for a randomized clinical trial to evaluate the use of its RenalGuard product.
May 29, 2008
Using coronary CTA first versus SPECT cuts costs
By Eric Barnes
SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging has long been the primary modality for evaluating coronary artery disease. But research based on payor data covering millions of patients found that initial evaluation with coronary CT angiography cut costs significantly over a year's time for patients without coronary artery disease and the patient cohort overall.
May 29, 2008
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AuntMinnie.com Cardiac Imaging Insider
By Eric Barnes
May 26, 2008
Coronary calcium still matters
By Eric Barnes
In light of radiology's fervent focus on coronary CT angiography (CTA) and unstable coronary artery plaque, does coronary artery calcium even matter anymore? It does, according Dr. J. Jeffrey Carr of Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, NC. He recently debunked some myths about calcium at the 2008 International Symposium on Multidetector-Row CT.
May 25, 2008
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