Cardiovascular Radiology: Page 211

Volcano to buy CardioSpectra
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
With an eye on broadening its presence in the interventional medicine market, intravascular ultrasound developer Volcano has signed an agreement to acquire optical coherence tomography (OCT) developer CardioSpectra of San Antonio for $25 million in cash.
December 12, 2007
CTA predicts mortality, shows variable risk per vessel
By Eric Barnes
Two major cautionary notes attached to coronary CT angiography (CTA) are the scarcity of literature proving a benefit in patients at risk of coronary artery disease (CAD) and its high radiation dose. Researchers at UCLA-Harbor Medical Center in Torrance, CA, believe they've gone a long way toward conquering both limitations with a low-dose 64-slice CT exam protocol and participation in several new studies suggesting a high prognostic value for CTA studies.
December 6, 2007
Toshiba, TomTec to partner on cardiac 4D ultrasound
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Toshiba Medical Systems of Tokyo has inked an agreement with TomTec Imaging Systems of Munich to produce tools for assessing cardiac 4D data, the company announced.
December 5, 2007
Bristol-Myers Squibb to divest imaging unit, including Cardiolite radiopharmaceutical
By Brian Casey
Pharmaceutical giant Bristol-Myers Squibb is planning to sell off its medical imaging unit as part of a restructuring of the New York City-based company. The firm's medical imaging division markets the Cardiolite technetium-based radiopharmaceutical, as well as other radiopharmaceuticals and ultrasound contrast media.
December 4, 2007
DSCT matches angiography for stenosis detection -- even in fast hearts
By Jerry Ingram
Dual-source CT (DSCT) offers diagnostic accuracy comparable to that of invasive coronary angiography when it comes to identifying significant coronary artery stenoses, according to researchers from Germany. To test whether DSCT could match angiography in accuracy, they examined patients with suspected coronary artery disease and found DSCT angiography offered high sensitivity for detecting stenosis.
December 3, 2007
AuntMinnie.com Cardiac Imaging Insider
By Eric Barnes
December 2, 2007
Medtronic completes PMA filing for Talent
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional technology firm Medtronic has filed the final module of its premarket approval (PMA) application with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Talent abdominal stent graft system.
December 2, 2007
Low-dose coronary CTA diagnoses most patients
By Eric Barnes
CHICAGO - Radiation dose is shaping the debate over coronary CT angiography (CTA) more than any other factor. Even if the test is useful for evaluating coronary artery disease, the question of clinical utility versus the 10-15 mSv radiation dose makes it harder to justify. In a presentation Wednesday at the RSNA 2007 meeting, researchers from France shared their experience in performing more than 1,000 cardiac exams using a step-and-shoot mode.
November 27, 2007
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Emageon lands Novation deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Image management firm Emageon of Birmingham, AL, has been awarded of multiyear contract with healthcare contracting services company Novation.
November 27, 2007
Cardiologists, orthopods boost imaging use and adoption rates, studies find
By Kate Madden Yee
CHICAGO - The practice of medicine has always been shaped by turf battles, and the current conflict over physician self-referral -- in both the local practice and the federal government arenas -- is the latest thorny issue for radiologists. Two studies presented Monday at the 2007 RSNA meeting explored the problem.
November 25, 2007
Insight Agents launches contrast media in Europe
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
German contrast media developer Insight Agents announced the European launch of two new generic contrast media products, one for x-ray and CT in Germany, and one for MRI in 22 European countries.
November 25, 2007
Ungated calcium CT scans could permit dual-purpose screening
By Eric Barnes
CHICAGO - Could a one-scan CT lung screening and cardiac risk assessment be feasible? Perhaps, say researchers from South Korea who performed low-dose thoracic multidetector-row CT (MDCT) in a group of smokers and ran calcium tests on the data. They shared their results in a presentation Sunday at the RSNA 2007 meeting.
November 24, 2007
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