Cardiovascular Radiology: Page 74

Pregnancy complications presage later coronary disease
By Eric Barnes
CHICAGO - African-American women who experience common pregnancy complications are more likely to present with coronary artery disease at CT decades later, according to a new study presented on Sunday at the RSNA meeting.
November 27, 2016
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Sectra gets cardiology module contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Swedish PACS vendor Sectra announced ProMedica is adding the Sectra Cardiology Module into its existing enterprise imaging system.
November 26, 2016
ScImage secures 6 military DIN-PACS III orders
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PACS vendor ScImage has secured orders for its cardiovascular information system at six military medical centers as part of its Digital Imaging Network - PACS (DIN-PACS) III contract.
November 20, 2016
Japan clears HeartFlow's FFR-CT software
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Cardiovascular software developer HeartFlow has received regulatory approval for its fractional flow reserve (FFR) CT analysis software from the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare.
November 17, 2016
Study finds differences in CCTA plaque measurements
By Eric Barnes
Coronary CT angiography (CCTA) measurements of coronary artery plaque volumes are reproducible at follow-up when the same scanner is used, but reproducibility declines below acceptable levels when follow-up is performed on a different scanner model, concludes a study published recently in Radiology.
November 16, 2016
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PET/CT of calcium forewarns of adverse cardiac event
By Wayne Forrest
Patients with a normal stress test but evidence of calcium in coronary arteries on PET/CT scans are not immune from a serious adverse cardiac event within a year, according to a study presented on Monday at the American Heart Association annual meeting in New Orleans.
November 14, 2016
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FDA OKs Medtronic's defibrillator
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Device manufacturer Medtronic has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for its Claria MRI Quad cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator SureScan device for patients with heart failure.
November 13, 2016
JNM: Florbetaben-PET detects cardiac amyloidosis
By Wayne Forrest
Australian researchers have shown the proficiency of PET with the radiotracer F-18 florbetaben to detect abnormal deposits of proteins in the heart in a study published in the November issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.
November 3, 2016
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Arterys nets FDA OK for 4D software
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Imaging software developer Arterys has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its new software to provide 4D views of the entire heart.
November 2, 2016
ASE debuts new educational offerings
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) has released Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE) in Structural Heart Disease, a DVD aimed at cardiologists, cardiac anesthesiologists, fellows, sonographers, and others involved in procedural image guidance with TEE.
October 31, 2016
CCTA can cut complications and hospital stays
By Eric Barnes
Coronary CT angiography (CCTA) is a safe gatekeeper for cardiac catheterization, reducing the need for intervention, boosting the diagnostic yield of interventions, and trimming minor procedural complications, reported German investigators writing in BMJ.
October 31, 2016
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Global contrast market ready to blossom
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Boosted by cardiovascular disorders and applications, the global market for contrast media is projected to achieve a compound annual growth rate of 4.1% over the next five years, according to a new report from MarketsandMarkets.
October 18, 2016
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