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GE to install first volume CT for cardiac applications

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

GE Healthcare will install its LightSpeed VCT at Round Rock Cardiology near Austin, TX, the first such installation to be used exclusively for cardiac applications.

March 7, 2005

GE debuts cardiac Centricity at ACC

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

GE Healthcare has introduced Centricity Cardiology CA 1000, a dedicated modality workstation, this week at the American College of Cardiology (ACC) meeting in Orlando, FL.

March 7, 2005

GE's Six Sigma keeps cardiac patients in ER for rapid treatment

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

GE Healthcare introduced the Six Sigma model for the management of chest pain at the American College of Cardiology (ACC) meeting in Orlando, FL, this week.

March 7, 2005

Heartlab debuts Ascentia cardio information system

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Cardiac PACS firm Heartlab is previewing its new cardiovascular information system, Ascentia, at this week's American College of Cardiology (ACC) meeting in Orlando, FL.

March 7, 2005

VC experts have an edge over less experienced readers

By Eric Barnes

VIENNA - The correct categorization of polyp size at virtual colonoscopy is crucial to patient management. Researchers of a multicenter study tested three reader groups and found wide variations between endoscopically and radiologically reported lesion sizes, and only subtle differences among the three groups in their ability to categorize lesions on VC software.

March 7, 2005

Meta-analysis shows MDCT surpassing MR in coronaries

By Tracie L. Thompson

ORLANDO, FL - A new meta-analysis presented at the American College of Cardiology (ACC) meeting confirms what many observers have already seen in their own images: With each additional row of detectors, CT is gaining ground in the noninvasive evaluation of the coronary arteries.

March 7, 2005