Cardiovascular Radiology: Page 256

Cardiac PACS pace quickens

By Wayne Forrest

The volume of cardiac procedures in the U.S. continues to rise each year, and healthcare facilities are expanding their services to accommodate the growth. In turn, institutions are ramping up their investment in cardiac PACS technology.

September 21, 2005

Low-dose CT calcium scores near-equivalent of higher dose

By Eric Barnes

Reducing the CT tube current by half had almost no effect on coronary artery calcium (CAC) assessment, researchers reported in the September issue of Radiology. The results add weight to the findings of a handful of other in vivo studies, which have concluded that coronary artery calcium assessment with MDCT is sufficiently robust to allow for dramatic dose reductions.

September 19, 2005

Intuitive Surgical forms pact with Hansen

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Minimally invasive surgery developer Intuitive Surgical of Sunnyvale, CA, has signed a cross-licensing agreement with robotic technology developer Hansen Medical of Mountain View, CA.

September 14, 2005

Philips unveils ultrasound enhancements

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Philips Medical Systems has rolled out new ultrasound product upgrades as part of its Vision 2005 program.

September 14, 2005

Navix acquires Phoenix Cardiovascular

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Cardiovascular imaging services provider Navix Diagnostix of Taunton, MA, has completed its acquisition of vascular ultrasound services provider Phoenix Cardiovascular of Doylestown, PA.

September 8, 2005

Boston Scientific gets Taxus CE Mark

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Interventional device developer Boston Scientific said it has received the European CE Mark for its Taxus Liberté paclitaxel-eluting stent system.

September 7, 2005

Contrast delivery key in coronary CTA

By Eric Barnes

Iodine concentration and flow rate have important effects on diagnosing CT angiography data, including better assessment of mixed plaques and stenoses, according to Dr. Christoph Becker and colleagues from the University of Munich. The group's experiments with different delivery parameters in 64-slice CTA have led to new protocols that deliver contrast media more reliably.

September 6, 2005

Agfa brings Heartlab to European market

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Agfa HealthCare has introduced its Heartlab Cardiovascular cardiac image and information system into the European market.

September 5, 2005

Siemens donates to Katrina relief

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Siemens Medical Solutions of Malvern, PA, is preparing to send heart monitors and imaging equipment to Houston-area hospitals to assist in Hurricane Katrina relief efforts.

September 4, 2005

CardiArc signs investment banker

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Cardiac imaging device developer CardiArc has appointed Falls River Group to serve as its investment banker.

September 4, 2005

GE gets U.S. Innova 2100IQ install

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

GE Healthcare has made the first U.S. installation of its digital flat-panel Innova 2100IQ cardiovascular and interventional angiography system at Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center in Richmond, VA.

August 30, 2005

MRI diagnoses additional patients with cardiomyopathy

By Tracie L. Thompson

For patients with suspected hypertrophic cardiomyopathy whose diagnoses aren't resolved by standard 2D echocardiography, cardiac MRI can successfully fill the diagnostic void, according to a new study.

August 25, 2005

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