Cardiovascular Radiology: Page 245

64-slice CTA reliably detects stenoses by patient, less so by vessel and segment
By Eric Barnes
As CT piles on more detector rows, its ability to detect significant coronary artery stenosis is growing apace. Sixty-four-detector CT results are beginning to rival -- though not yet quite equal -- those of the invasive gold standard test, coronary angiography. A new study offers evidence that CT angiography (CTA) finds nearly all patients with significant stenosis, though individual blockages can still be missed.
March 22, 2006
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Positron gets Health Canada nod
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PET vendor Positron said that Health Canada had granted approval to use the vendor's mPower PET scanner in oncology and cardiology clinical trials in Canada.
March 21, 2006
Guidant expands California facilities
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional device developer Guidant said that it will begin construction on expanded facilities in Temecula, CA.
March 16, 2006
ACC studies examine CTA radiation dose
ATLANTA - Radiation dose from CT heart scans can be reduced with a good scanning protocol, but radiation dose itself can vary greatly based on patient demographics, according to two studies presented at the 2006 American College of Cardiology (ACC) annual meeting.
March 16, 2006
Conor licenses Novartis technology
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Vascular device developer Conor Medsystems reported that it has obtained a worldwide, nonexclusive license from Novartis Pharma for the use of the pharmaceutical pimecrolimus in its stents.
March 15, 2006
Biosense Webster, Cordis get Noga XP FDA clearance
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Cardiac technology developer Biosense Webster and Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Biologics Delivery Systems Group, Cordis has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearance to market a cardiac 3D imaging device, the Noga XP cardiac navigation system.
March 15, 2006
ACC study says 64-slice CTA saves money
ATLANTA - When facilities consider the purchase of a new 64-slice CT scanner, saving money is probably one of the last things on their minds. But a study presented this week at the 2006 American College of Cardiology (ACC) meeting indicates that CT angiography (CTA) may in fact save facilities money.
March 15, 2006
GE initiates LightSpeed VCT cardiology trials
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare is sponsoring a series of multicenter trials to validate the clinical efficacy of its LightSpeed VCT 64-slice CT system as a method for the diagnosis and treatment planning of cardiovascular disease.
March 14, 2006
PET perfusion can predict cardiac events
ATLANTA - Stress perfusion defects found with PET/CT are good predictors of coronary artery disease, while only overall perfusion defect changes are good predictors of cardiovascular events with PET, according to two studies presented at the American College of Cardiology (ACC) meeting.
March 14, 2006
Vital Images unveils Vitrea 3.8
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Advanced visualization software provider Vital Images debuted the latest release of its Vitrea advanced visualization software, version 3.8, at the 2006 American College of Cardiology (ACC) conference in Atlanta this week.
March 13, 2006
GE receives Innova 510(k) clearance
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare said that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has provided 510(k) clearance for its Innova 3131(IQ) and 2121(IQ) digital flat-panel biplane imaging systems.
March 13, 2006
CompuMed notches remote ECG screening deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical informatics firm CompuMed reported that it has signed a one-year agreement with Correctional Medical Services (CMS) to provide correctional facilities with electrocardiogram (ECG) remote interpretation systems and services.
March 13, 2006
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