Cardiovascular Radiology: Page 314

Philips, Theseus team up

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Philips Medical Systems and North American Scientific subsidiary Theseus Imaging are collaborating to research and develop improved methodology for noninvasive imaging of cardiac cell death.

February 20, 2002

IntraLuminal combines OCR navigation, RF ablation

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Interventional device manufacturer Intraluminal Therapeutics said it has developed a therapeutic system that combines vascular image guidance with the controlled delivery of radiofrequency (RF) energy for the ablation of calcified vascular lesions.

February 19, 2002

Fonar, Biophan to develop MRI-compatible pacemaker

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Fonar is working with Biophan Technologies of West Henrietta, NY, to develop an MRI-compatible pacemaker.

February 5, 2002

Compared to cardiac EBCT, multislice dose packs a wallop

By Leslie Farnsworth

Multislice scanning is enabling CT to take off in new directions, such as cardiac imaging. But the extra functionality comes at a price. MSCT provides up to seven times the radiation dose of electron beam CT (EBCT), yet offers only moderately better spatial resolution, according to German radiologists.

February 5, 2002

SonoSite rolls out SonoHeart Elite

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Handheld ultrasound technology developer SonoSite has introduced SonoHeart Elite, an all-digital cardiac ultrasound system.

February 4, 2002

Philips, Lumedx show integrated cardiovascular products at HIMSS

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Philips Medical Systems and Lumedx featured an integrated cardiovascular information system at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) meeting in Atlanta this week.

January 30, 2002

Imaging explores link between kidney failure and atherosclerosis

By Eric Barnes

A study by researchers at the University of Heidelberg in Germany offers a rare glimpse into the vascular pathology of young adults with childhood-onset renal failure. Using multidetector-row CT and high-resolution ultrasound, the researchers shed new light on recent hypotheses that seek to explain the mechanisms by which chronic uremia leads to atherosclerosis.

January 27, 2002

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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