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MDS Nordion, Molecular Insight Pharmaceuticals partner
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radioisotope developer MDS Nordion and Molecular Insight Pharmaceuticals have signed a six-year renewable contract to manufacture and supply Zemiva, a molecular imaging pharmaceutical being developed for cardiac ischemia.
February 15, 2006
ProSolv to expand HQ
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Cardiac image management firm Problem Solving Concepts (ProSolv) is investing $4.4 million to expand its Indianapolis headquarters.
February 15, 2006
AuntMinnie's IMV MarketStat #39: Mix of 2004 angiography catheter/stent budgets
As of this 2004/05 census of hospitals with 150+ beds performing angiography procedures at 1,630 sites, the hospitals with 400+ beds tend to have larger catheter/stent budgets than the other site types, with 63% of hospitals with 400+ beds having budgets over $600,000 for 2004, compared to 21% of hospitals with 200-399 beds and 0% of hospitals with 150-199 beds.
February 15, 2006
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Multiple reconstructions needed for accurate MDCT calcium scoring
By Eric Barnes
When it comes to assessing coronary calcium scores on MDCT, scores vary can widely based on the reconstruction interval. In a small study, German researchers found that the "true" individual volume and Agatston scores were, in fact, distributed widely over the range of reconstruction intervals.
February 13, 2006
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Standards, interoperability drive cardiac PACS, IS implementation
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
SAN DIEGO - A cardiology image and information management system (CIIMS), a combination of a cardiology information system and cardiology PACS, has data objects and processes that are unique to the specialty. As such, although many of the precepts gleaned from radiology RIS/PACS integrations and installations are valuable for facilities implementing CIIMS, there are modality elements and data types that make these systems unique.
February 12, 2006
Witt and GEMMS to partner
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Cardiology image and information management firm Witt Biomedical of Melbourne, FL, and cardiology clinical information system developer GEMMS of Indianapolis have created a marketing and technology partnership.
February 9, 2006
Digirad partners with Ultrascan
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Nuclear medicine vendor Digirad has signed a personal services and management agreement with mobile ultrasound services provider Ultrascan of Suwanee, GA.
February 8, 2006
Boston Scientific shows 2005 sales gains
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional device developer Boston Scientific has released financial results for its 2005 fiscal year and fourth quarter (end-December 31).
February 6, 2006
RadInfo Systems completes cardiac PACS installs
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Healthcare informatics developer RadInfo Systems reported that it has completed three new installations of its Cardiology PowerPACS product.
February 6, 2006
CT angiography runs circles around stress testing
By Eric Barnes
Stress testing is commonly used to diagnose coronary artery disease, but has limited diagnostic accuracy. Researchers from Israel sought to assess the additive value of MDCT by comparing 64-slice CT angiography (CTA) to treadmill testing, and found that CTA adds significant information to the diagnosis.
February 6, 2006
How 64-slice CT saved my life: A radiologist's story
By Dr. Benjamin Roach
Buying a major piece of imaging equipment is always a big moment for a radiologist. So Dr. Benjamin Roach was truly excited when his facility, Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital in Ashland, KY, decided to purchase a new CT scanner. For the purchase of a cutting-edge, state-of-the-art 64-slice scanner, the excitement was palpable: "Think of the lives we'll save," he thought. Little did he know that one of the first lives saved would be his own.
February 6, 2006
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Partners taps Moss
Cardiac CT practice developer Partners Imaging has appointed Robert Moss as national vice president, sales.
February 5, 2006
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