Cardiovascular Radiology: Page 236

Tissue Doppler echo useful in diagnosing acute heart failure in ED
By Erik L. Ridley
Tissue Doppler echocardiography can accurately diagnose acute heart failure in acute dyspneic patients in emergency departments, according to research published online in Heart. A Taiwanese study team prospectively evaluated 92 acute dyspneic patients to investigate the role of the tissue Doppler echocardiography technique.
July 11, 2006
Guideline proposes mass cardiac screening with imaging
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A new guideline to be published in the American Journal of Cardiology recommends noninvasive screening with either CT or ultrasound of all asymptomatic men between ages 45 and 75, and women between ages 55 and 75 to look for coronary plaque buildup and assess carotid wall thickness.
July 10, 2006
Radi Medical launches interventional training tool
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional device developer Radi Medical has debuted an online education site for demonstrating the proper use of fractional flow reserve (FFR) measurement techniques, an index derived from coronary artery pressure measurements.
July 10, 2006
CardioStream to install software at Georgia practice
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
CardioStream, an application service provider (ASP)-based cardiology mini-PACS firm in Austell, GA, has signed a deal to install its software at a practice in the Atlanta metropolitan area.
July 10, 2006
GE inks deal with ACC
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare has signed an agreement with the American College of Cardiology (ACC). The Chalfont St. Giles, U.K.-based vendor will be developing software for the ACC National Cardiovascular Data Registry (ACC-NCDR) Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) registry, allowing institutions to send procedure data to the ACC-NCDR.
July 9, 2006
Reducing radiation dose in cardiac CTA
By Brian Casey
July 5, 2006
St. Jude Medical inks Lumedx development deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical device manufacturer St. Jude Medical of St. Paul, MN, reported that it has entered into a joint marketing and development agreement with cardiovascular information systems provider Lumedx to integrate and manage cardiovascular patient data.
July 5, 2006
Philips, Dartmouth partner
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Philips Medical Systems said it will collaborate with the Dartmouth Medical School and Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth College in Lebanon, NH, on the development of new medical imaging capabilities.
July 5, 2006
Less radiation dose exposure in cardiac CT is possible
By Wayne Forrest
With the ever-expanding use of 64-slice CT in cardiac imaging, concerns have risen over patient exposure to unnecessary radiation. Clinicians in particular are struggling with how to reduce radiation dose and still achieve optimum diagnostic imaging results. Now researchers are finding that significant radiation dose savings can be achieved through ECG-gated dose-modulation, also known as ECG pulsing.
July 5, 2006
Medtronic completes Endeavor enrollments
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional technology firm Medtronic reported that it has completed patient enrollment in its Endeavor IV clinical study.
June 27, 2006
GE signs deal with UltraSPECT
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare has signed an agreement with nuclear medicine vendor UltraSPECT of Haifa, Israel, to market that company's Xpress.cardiac software for improving image quality and scanning times on gamma cameras.
June 21, 2006
NMPI sets sights on mobile SPECT
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Mobile imaging firm Nuclear Medicine Professionals (NMPI) reported that it is partnering with Mid-Atlantic Imaging of Columbia, MD, to deliver a fleet of portable cardiac SPECT cameras by the end of this year.
June 21, 2006
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