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Philips to buy Witt
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Philips Medical Systems parent Royal Philips Electronics will be acquiring cardiology image and information management firm Witt Biomedical for approximately $165 million.
March 8, 2006
Boston Scientific submits final Liberté PMA module
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional device developer Boston Scientific has submitted the final module of a premarket approval (PMA) application to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Taxus Liberté paclitaxel-eluting coronary sent system.
March 8, 2006
New endovascular repair CPT codes for 2006
If your facility performs endovascular repair of aortic aneurysms, prepare for new and revised Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes in 2006. Endovascular repair of the abdominal aorta has had its own Category I codes for several years, but repair of the thoracic aorta has had only Category III codes (0033T-0040T). On January 1 of this year, however, new Category I codes for the thoracic aorta procedures took effect.
March 6, 2006
MDCT, MRI, TTE, TEE compared for aortic valve measurement
By Eric Barnes
VIENNA - MDCT and MRI are emerging as powerful noninvasive cardiac imaging alternatives, but can they accurately estimate valvular morphology and function? The preliminary answer is yes for both modalities, according to a Belgian study that compared MDCT and MRI to transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography (TTE and TEE) for estimating aortic valve area in normal and stenotic valves.
March 4, 2006
Point Biomedical agent accepted for FDA review
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound contrast developer Point Biomedical said that the Food and Drug Administration has accepted its new drug application (NDA) for review of the firm's Cardiosphere myocardial perfusion agent.
February 27, 2006
Viewpoint: 2D and Doppler echo spot diastolic heart failure
By Eric Barnes
Heart failure due to diastolic dysfunction is the most common cause of heart failure in patients with normal left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF). But what is the best method of diagnosis? The authors of a recent editorial in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology refute a previously stated view that diagnostic heart failure (DHF) cannot readily be diagnosed by echocardiography.
February 27, 2006
CT finds vasculopathy in heart transplant patients
By Eric Barnes
Vasculopathy in the form of diffuse intimal proliferation is the biggest cause of late death among heart transplant patients. MDCT's sensitivity for detecting intimal thickening, and significant stenosis, make it an excellent choice for screening post-transplant patients, according to researchers from Buenos Aires.
February 26, 2006
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Boston Scientific notifies EC of Guidant takeover
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional device developer Boston Scientific of Natick, MA, said it filed a mandatory notification with the European Commission (EC) of its intention to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Indianapolis-based Guidant.
February 23, 2006
Rubidium-based PET may finally get its due
By Wayne Forrest
After languishing in the clinical shadows for the last 10 years, rubidium is starting to catch the attention of nuclear medicine specialists. The radiopharmaceutical can thank the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for its revival.
February 22, 2006
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AuntMinnie.com Cardiac Imaging Insider
By Eric Barnes
February 21, 2006
ProSolv releases PACS software upgrade
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Cardiac image management firm Problem Solving Concepts (ProSolv) has released version 3.5 of its cardiovascular PACS network.
February 21, 2006
First-pass MR detects subtle ischemia
By Eric Barnes
MRI has gained increasing acceptance for identifying patients with even subtle coronary artery disease (CAD). In a new study from Brazil, researchers found that first-pass MRI can distinguish segments with different degrees of obstructive CAD.
February 20, 2006
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