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Concentrated iodine permits lower volumes in cardiac CTA
By Eric Barnes
Cardiac CT can be performed successfully with lower contrast volumes and flow rates when contrast agents are more concentrated, according to a new study. Researchers in Germany reported that 16-slice cardiac CT angiography (CTA) produced equivalent opacification compared to the use of a less-concentrated agent and higher volumes.
May 21, 2006
Stereotaxis, Medtronic partner for clinical study
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Image-guided surgery firm Stereotaxis and interventional technology firm Medtronic said they will co-sponsor a postmarket, prospective, randomized outcomes-based clinical study to determine the role of magnetic navigation in left ventricular lead placement optimization.
May 17, 2006
Stereotaxis, Siemens extend partnership
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Image-guided interventional surgery firm Stereotaxis and Siemens Medical Solutions have signed a three-year extension to their joint development agreement.
May 16, 2006
Siemens debuts new echo capabilities
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Medical Solutions is introducing several new ultrasound applications at this week's annual scientific sessions of the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) in Boston.
May 16, 2006
Hansen unveils new robotic catheter system
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Robotic technology developer Hansen Medical of Mountain View, CA, will showcase its new Sensei robotic catheter system in Boston at the Heart Rhythm Society's scientific conference this week.
May 16, 2006
Stereotaxis completes proof-of-concept demo
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Image-guided interventional surgery firm Stereotaxis said that it has successfully completed a proof-of-concept demonstration of a magnetically enabled endocardial injection catheter developed in collaboration with Johnson & Johnson's Biologics Delivery Systems Group, Cordis.
May 15, 2006
GE, St. Jude Medical partner on cardiac imaging
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare and St. Jude Medical of St. Paul, MN, have entered into a development and collaboration agreement to create integrated imaging and monitoring capabilities for cardiac catheterization labs.
May 15, 2006
Boston Scientific gets EC nod for added Liberte uses
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional device firm Boston Scientific reported that it has received indication extensions to the European CE Mark for its Taxus Liberte paclitaxel-eluting coronary stent system.
May 15, 2006
SonoSite disputes GE marketing claims
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Compact-ultrasound developer SonoSite has taken issue with marketing claims made by GE Healthcare, in which the multimodality giant claims to have been the first company to market a compact cardiovascular ultrasound scanner.
May 14, 2006
Corindus to unveil CorPath
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Cardiac cath lab technology developer Corindus will introduce its second-generation remote-control catheter manipulation system, CorPath, at the Paris Course on Revascularization in Paris next week.
May 11, 2006
Boston Scientific, J&J get mixed ruling on stent disputes
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A U.S. District Court in Wilmington, DE, has upheld jury decisions in favor of Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Biologics Delivery Systems Group, Cordis against interventional device firm Boston Scientific of Natick, MA, the companies reported.
May 11, 2006
Boston Scientific names Baim as chief medical officer
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional device firm Boston Scientific has selected Dr. Donald Baim as its chief medical officer and scientific officer. He was also named an executive vice president.
May 10, 2006
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