Cardiovascular Radiology: Page 260

Jury favors J&J over Boston Scientific on stent patent
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A federal court jury in Wilmington, DE, has found that several stents manufactured by Boston Scientific of Natick, MA, infringe on patents held by Johnson & Johnson's Cordis subsidiary.
June 21, 2005
Toshiba partners with Florida's Shands
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Shands HealthCare, a nine-hospital health system affiliated with the University of Florida, is on tap to serve as a national cardiology imaging show site for Toshiba America Medical Systems.
June 20, 2005
Boston Scientific ends first enrollment phase of Liberté trial
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional device developer Boston Scientific of Natick, MA, has completed enrollment in the first phase of its drug-eluting stent registry.
June 20, 2005
PET can help heart patients avoid cardiac cath
By Brian Casey
TORONTO - PET scanning with a rubidium-82 radiopharmaceutical can be a cheaper and less invasive alternative to cardiac catheterization in patients who have a nondiagnostic SPECT study, according to research presented Monday at the Society of Nuclear Medicine (SNM) meeting.
June 20, 2005
Philips adds 64 slices to hybrid scanners
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
TORONTO - Multimodality vendor Philips Medical Systems has added a 64-slice CT capability to its PET/CT and SPECT/CT systems. The company made the announcement at this week's Society of Nuclear Medicine (SNM) meeting.
June 19, 2005
Hitachi adds cardiac software for Sceptre PET/CT
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
TORONTO - Hitachi Medical Systems America of Twinsburg, OH, has released the Emory Cardiac Toolbox PETtools software for use with its Sceptre P3 PET/CT system and an upgrade to its Avia multimodality PACS workstation.
June 19, 2005
GE signs Beth Israel
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare reported that it has signed a strategic purchase agreement with Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston to provide cardiac imaging technology, according to the Chalfont St. Giles, U.K.-based vendor.
June 16, 2005
Medtronic completes VALOR enrollment
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical device developer Medtronic said it has completed patient enrollment for the Vascular Talent Thoracic Stent Graft System for the Treatment of Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms (VALOR), a clinical trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of its Talent thoracic stent graft system for the treatment of thoracic aortic diseases.
June 16, 2005
Toshiba debuts Xario ultrasound for cardiology
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Toshiba America Medical Systems unveiled its latest cardiac ultrasound offering, the Xario ultrasound system, at the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) conference in Boston.
June 15, 2005
UltraSPECT gets FDA nod
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Israeli nuclear medicine developer UltraSPECT has received Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance for its Xpress.cardiac package.
June 15, 2005
Siemens debuts Circulation
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Medical Solutions has introduced syngo Circulation, a cardiac evaluation software package for CT studies.
June 14, 2005
Multislice CT reveals previous plaque rupture in coronaries
By Tracie L. Thompson
Being able to identify plaque that is headed for rupture would be the ultimate achievement for multislice CT angiography, but MSCTA is already providing a useful noninvasive look at previously ruptured plaque, according to a new study.
June 13, 2005
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