Cardiovascular Radiology: Page 279

Neoprobe extends Japanese distribution deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Gamma probe developer Neoprobe of Dublin, OH, has extended its agreement with its Japanese distributor to include the company's Quantix product line.
August 24, 2004
ScImage makes Illinois sale
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PACS software developer ScImage of Los Altos, CA, has made a sale of its PICOMEnterprise enterprise PACS network to Alton Memorial Hospital of Alton, IL.
August 19, 2004
Point Biomedical scores financing
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound contrast developer Point Biomedical has raised $27.1 million from private equity financing.
August 18, 2004
PET/CT shows potential for coronary artery disease assessment
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
Although there have been recent declines in heart disease mortality rates, cardiac disease remains the leading cause of death in the U.S. Now PET/CT is showing promise as a fast, accurate, noninvasive, and lower-risk method of diagnosing coronary artery disease, according to Swiss researchers.
August 12, 2004
Cardiolite finds ischemia in diabetes patients
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Pharmaceutical developer Bristol-Myers Squibb Medical Imaging of North Billerica, MA, is touting the results of a clinical study that found that its Cardiolite heart imaging radiopharmaceutical could be effective in detecting coronary artery disease (CAD) in asymptomatic diabetic patients.
August 8, 2004
CHMP recommends SonoVue reinstatement
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Europe's Committee for Human Medicinal Products (CHMP) has recommended reinstating the echocardiography indication for Bracco's SonoVue ultrasound contrast agent.
August 4, 2004
MRI touted for SPECT's role in sizing infarcts
By Tracie L. Thompson
A new report in Radiology is only the second published study of human patients that compares the accuracy of delayed enhancement (DE) MRI versus a nuclear imaging technique for estimating the size of acute infarcts.
August 3, 2004
Merit signs Novation
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Disposable products provider Merit Medical Systems of South Jordan, UT, has signed a supplier agreement with group purchasing organization Novation. The agreement covers Merit's line of cardiology products, including diagnostic catheters, diagnostic guidewires, fluid-management kits and components, inflation devices, and angioplasty accessories.
August 1, 2004
Camtronics inks HCA deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Cardiac image management provider Camtronics Medical Systems has signed a deal to install its Vericis cardiovascular image and information management system at HCA Midwest, an integrated delivery network in Kansas City, MO.
July 29, 2004
Study validates cheap and easy method for atherosclerosis screening
By Tracie L. Thompson
A new study has found that aortic atherosclerosis can be accurately predicted by measuring the compliance or stiffness of arteries in a patient's leg -- an approach that could trump CT coronary calcium scanning for identifying subclinical heart disease.
July 29, 2004
AuntMinnie.com Cardiac Imaging Radiology Insider
By Tracie L. Thompson
July 27, 2004
Toshiba debuts 64-slice cardiac CT scanner
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Multimodality vendor Toshiba America Medical Systems has unveiled a 64-slice CT scanner optimized for examination of the coronary arteries.
July 26, 2004
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