Cardiovascular Radiology: Page 251

Heart rate determines best CTA reconstruction interval
By Eric Barnes
Researchers from Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University in Frankfurt, Germany, have confirmed that heart rate dictates the optimal reconstruction technique in CT angiography.
January 1, 2006
Guidant schedules J&J vote
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Shareholders of interventional device firm Guidant of Indianapolis have set January 31 as the date for a vote on the firm's proposed acquisition by Johnson & Johnson of New Brunswick, NJ.
December 29, 2005
MDCT equals MRI for RV function assessment
By Eric Barnes
Right ventricular (RV) parameters and function are known to have major prognostic import in patients with heart disease and chronic pulmonary embolism, but RV assessment can be challenging with CT, compared to the MRI gold standard. But researchers from Germany have found that 16-slice MDCT was statistically equivalent to cine MRI for estimating RV volumes, ejection fraction, and other important parameters.
December 27, 2005
FDA issues warning to Guidant
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional device developer Guidant of Indianapolis said it has received a warning letter from the FDA related to its inspection and Form 483 observations of the firm's cardiac rhythm management facility in St. Paul, MN, conducted in September this year.
December 26, 2005
Philips signs Los Angeles county hospitals
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Philips Medical Systems has signed cardiology IT agreements with the Los Angeles County Harbor at the University of California, Los Angeles, and the Los Angeles County Olive View Medical Centers.
December 19, 2005
Medrad signs Amerinet
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Contrast injector technology firm Medrad has inked an agreement with group purchasing organization Amerinet.
December 19, 2005
CardioDynamics makes management moves
Impedance cardiography (ICG) technology developer CardioDynamics of San Diego has appointed Donald Brooks to the position of chief technology officer and Kevin Hammond to the position of vice president of sales.
December 11, 2005
Toshiba makes big ultrasound installation
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Toshiba America Medical Systems of Tustin, CA, has completed the installation of 21 Aplio CV cardiovascular ultrasound scanners at a healthcare provider in Minnesota.
December 6, 2005
Echo beats ECG for cardiac gating studies
By Brian Casey
December 5, 2005
Cook reports success with retrievable vena cava filter
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional technology developer Cook of Bloomington, IN, reported that physicians in Australia have successfully implanted its retrievable vena cava filter in a human patient.
December 5, 2005
Echo may be more accurate than ECG for triggering cardiac scans
By Eric Barnes
Real-time ultrasound could offer significant advantages over the electrocardiogram for triggering heart scans, according to a preliminary study from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. The authors' ultrasound technique could potentially improve the quality and consistency of cardiac imaging with CT and MRI.
December 5, 2005
Palatin, Tyco warn of NeutroSpec health risk
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Palatin Technologies and partner Tyco Healthcare said they have informed the healthcare community about a potential health risk associated with its NeutroSpec radiopharmaceutical imaging agent.
December 4, 2005
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