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FDG-PET could help unlock secrets of atherosclerotic plaque
By Wayne Forrest
Two studies from Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City are shedding light on the role of FDG-PET in analyzing plaques in carotid arteries and the aorta as a precursor to cardiac health. Researchers said the studies are important because as much as 70% of all myocardial infarctions are due to the rupture of nonsclerotic lesions.
August 1, 2007
Giant virtual reality chamber boosts 3D echo accuracy
By Eric Barnes
Have you ever diagnosed a three-foot-tall 3D heart? Talk about cardiomegaly. Researchers from the Netherlands who survived the experience found they could diagnose valve defects that went unnoticed in a standard 2D exam. At the 2007 Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery (CARS) meeting in Berlin, Anton Koning, Ph.D., from Erasmus University Medical Center in Rotterdam discussed how 3D visualizes complex pathology of the heart and how image display can be improved with different kinds of VR (virtual reality) systems.
August 1, 2007
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UltraSPECT reaches U.S. milestone
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Nuclear medicine firm UltraSPECT of Merrick, NY, has recorded its 100th installation in the U.S.
July 31, 2007
Boston Scientific begins Taxus Element stent trial
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional device developer Boston Scientific of Natick, MA, has begun trials for its first third-generation paclitaxel-eluting coronary stent, Taxus Element. The trial will include 1,500 patients at 100 U.S. and international centers.
July 19, 2007
Abbott begins stent trial for cardiovascular disease
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Abbott Laboratories of Abbott Park, IL, has enrolled the first patient in a new clinical trial of the company's Xience V everolimus-eluting stent.
July 19, 2007
Cancer risk and cardiac CTA; DICOM for your CR/DR QC station
By Brian Casey
July 16, 2007
JAMA study: Coronary CTA poses substantial cancer risk in select patients
By Cheryl Hall Harris, R.N.
Sixty-four slice coronary CT angiography (CTA) forges ahead as the go-to imaging modality in coronary artery disease, but the diagnostic test carries a significant risk for radiation-induced cancer, especially in women and younger patients, according to a study published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
July 16, 2007
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Medrad nets Premier extension
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Contrast injector firm Medrad said that it has received a two-year contract extension from group purchasing organization Premier to provide its vascular injection systems and related disposables used in CT, MR, and cardiovascular imaging.
July 16, 2007
Toshiba to offer new PV-CTA course
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Toshiba America Medical Systems of Tustin, CA has signed an agreement with CVCTA Education, a medical educational program provider, to provide a peripheral vascular CTA (PV-CTA) training course.
July 5, 2007
Philips launches 3D TEE probe at ASE show
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Philips Medical Systems of Andover, MA, launched a new ultrasound probe for 3D transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) at this week's American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) conference in Seattle.
June 21, 2007
CMS examining CT angiography
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is taking a look at CT angiography (CTA) as part of an internally generated national coverage analyses (NCA).
June 19, 2007
MedSolutions debuts cardiac imaging offering
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiology management services provider MedSolutions has introduced its Cardiac Imaging management offering at the America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) meeting this week in Las Vegas.
June 19, 2007
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