Cardiovascular Radiology: Page 310

GE to outfit all-digital heart hospital
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Medical Systems will provide its Centricity enterprise-wide image and information management system to the Indiana Heart Hospital, a $60 million, 210,000-square-foot, all-digital hospital set to open in December.
January 24, 2002
Researchers quantify blood chemistry's effects on CT attenuation
By Eric Barnes
The relative attenuation of cerebral vascular structures in CT helps radiologists diagnose a variety of problems, such as hematoma, thrombosis, and ischemia. At the 2001 RSNA meeting, Dr. Damon DeTeso from the New England Medical Center in Boston presented a study of 28 patients who underwent head CT along with a blood profile.
January 15, 2002
SPECT MPI predicts cardiac danger in diabetics
By Shalmali Pal
Patients with diabetes tend to develop coronary artery disease more rapidly than the general population. A multi-institutional team looked at the role of SPECT stress myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) in diabetic patients, and found that it can predict serious cardiac events in time to save lives.
January 13, 2002
EP MedSystems, EchoCath bury hatchet
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Cardiac electrophysiology developer EP MedSystems (EPMD) and ultrasound technology developer EchoCath have settled their legal differences.
January 7, 2002
CT calcium scoring works, but what does it mean?
By Eric Barnes
Researchers from Israel examined the different characteristics of coronary calcification in patients with acute vs. chronic coronary events. They found that patients with the highest calcium scores had fewer acute coronary events than those with less calcified plaque.
January 7, 2002
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Temporal subtraction CR adds up in pulmonary imaging
By Erik L. Ridley
Temporal subtraction computed radiography is helpful and practical for detecting pulmonary abnormalities, according to a poster session presented at the 2001 RSNA meeting in Chicago.
December 27, 2001
Viatronix gets FDA OK for calcium scoring
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Three-dimensional-software developer Viatronix has received Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance for its V3D-Calcium Scoring software.
December 20, 2001
GE completes Imatron acquisition
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Medical Systems of Waukesha, WI, has completed its purchase of electron beam CT developer Imatron of South San Francisco, CA.
December 19, 2001
ECG gating doesn't improve PE diagnosis, even with MDCT
By Eric Barnes
CHICAGO - Electrocardiographic (ECG) gating of coronary CT images has become something of a wunderkind, owing to its ability to reduce motion artifacts. But except for a few small vessels nearest the heart, the technique does not improve the odds of diagnosing pulmonary embolism.
November 24, 2001
Contrast-enhanced CT proves highly predictive of aortic injuries
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
CHICAGO - A differential diagnosis of acute thoracic aortic injuries (ATAI) must be based on many factors. At the department of diagnostic imaging in Naples, Italy, Dr. Mariano Scaglione and his colleagues have achieved a 100% positive predictive value in assessing ATAI with contrast-enhanced helical CT. Scaglione presented their results at the RSNA meeting on Sunday.
November 24, 2001
MRI, US track coronary plaque changes during simvastatin treatment
By Edward Susman
Using MRI serial studies and B-mode ultrasound, investigators can watch individual lesions change in size and nature as patients control their cholesterol with simvastatin, according to invesigators from Mt. Sinal School of Medicine in New York City.
November 21, 2001
Imatron Q3 revenues, profit decline
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Electron beam CT developer Imatron reported third-quarter revenues of $16.9 million, 3% lower than the $17.5 million reported in the third quarter last year.
November 15, 2001
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