Cardiovascular Radiology: Page 248

Philips serves up new PET/CT viewer at ACC show
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
ATLANTA - Multimodality vendor Philips Medical Systems of Andover, MA, has introduced a new viewer for PET/CT studies at this week's American College of Cardiology (ACC) meeting.
March 12, 2006
Toshiba launches two-detector cath lab at ACC show
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
ATLANTA - Multimodality vendor Toshiba America Medical Systems is using this week's American College of Cardiology (ACC) meeting to launch Infinix DP-i/FD2, a vascular imaging system with two flat-panel digital detectors.
March 11, 2006
McKesson to showcase cardiac products at ACC
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Healthcare IT firm McKesson will be demonstrating a new hemodynamic monitoring system, as well as enhancements to its current cardiology suite of applications, at the American College of Cardiology (ACC) conference in Atlanta next week.
March 9, 2006
MR angiography offers greater detail in vascular imaging
By Shalmali Pal
Correlation was the name of the game in two MR angiography (MRA) studies. A group from New York City looked at whether contrast flow measurements coincided with the severity of peripheral vascular disease (PVD). Meanwhile, Italian radiologists studied whether MR plaque enhancement was in sync with the degree of stenosis in the carotid artery.
March 9, 2006
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HCG develops Philips-based modular cath lab
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
HCG Building Technologies said it is developing a modular cardiac catheterization facility designed to specifications approved by the California Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD) for the Allura Xper FD20 vascular and cardiac imaging system by Philips Medical Systems.
March 8, 2006
ScImage updates cardiology suite for PACS
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PACS vendor ScImage said it will demonstrate its latest suite of cardiology applications for the firm's Web-based PicomEnterprise PACS product at the 2006 American College of Cardiology (ACC) meeting in Atlanta next week.
March 8, 2006
VisualSonics adds new cardiac capabilities
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Microimaging ultrasound developer VisualSonics will introduce new cardiovascular functionalities for its Vevo 770 microultrasound system at the 2006 American College of Cardiology (ACC) meeting in Atlanta next week.
March 8, 2006
A fresh new look in cardiac imaging
By Brian Casey
March 8, 2006
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
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