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European cardiovascular monitoring market on the move
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The European market for cardiovascular monitoring equipment generated revenues of $111.9 million in 2003, trailing only the U.S. and Japanese markets, according to market research firm Frost & Sullivan.
March 1, 2004
Biosound Esaote adds to product line
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound vendor Biosound Esaote will unveil its digital echocardiography office suite at next week’s American College of Cardiology meeting in New Orleans.
March 1, 2004
New MRI approach may differentiate beta-blocker candidates with Marfan syndrome
By Tracie L. Thompson
Researchers have combined MR imaging with blood-pressure monitoring for a noninvasive assessment of aortic pressure-area curves -- an approach that may distinguish those patients with Marfan syndrome who will benefit from beta-blocking agents.
March 1, 2004
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DraxImage gets FDA OK for skeletal imaging kit
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiopharmaceutical provider DraxImage has received Food and Drug Administration approval to produce and market a new formulation to prepare a skeletal imaging agent used to demonstrate areas of altered osteogenesis, or bone growth.
February 29, 2004
Multiphasic MDCT with contrast boosts liver, urography results
By Eric Barnes
Contrast agents and thin-slice MDCT protocols are delivering a potent one-two punch in abdominal imaging. Investigators from the U.K. recently demonstrated the broad clinical utility of dual-phase MDCT for the investigation of hematuria. And radiologists from Ireland recently reported that the gastrointestinal hormone secretin boosted CT contrast enhancement significantly in multiphasic liver imaging.
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Echogenic liposomes target atherosclerotic plaque for diagnosis, treatment
By Bruce Sylvester
Researchers at Northwestern University are developing a new tool for cardiovascular disease with their work on echogenic immunoliposomes (ELIPs) -- injectable microspheres that go beyond current ultrasound contrast agents by surface binding with their targets.
February 29, 2004
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MRI ‘more robust’ for assessing aortic root in connective tissue disorders
By Shalmali Pal
Dr. Alan Stolpen, Ph.D., and colleagues looked at 59 consecutive patients who underwent cine MRI with transthoracic echocardiography correlation. The patients had a diagnosis, or strong family history, of Marfan syndrome, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, familial thoracic aortic aneurysm syndrome, or a bicuspid aortic valve.
February 29, 2004
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Links to AuntMinnie.com Cardiac Imaging Teaching Files
The following are links to selected AuntMinnie.com Teaching Files involving the use of cardiac imaging.
February 29, 2004
Guidant, Johnson & Johnson ink stent deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Johnson & Johnson's Cordis unit of Miami Lakes, FL, has signed a technology development and promotion deal with Guidant of Indianapolis regarding drug-eluting stents and stent-delivery systems.
February 26, 2004
PET/CT brings added value to pediatric oncology
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
The benefits of fusion imaging with PET/CT continue to unfold. In a recent study of pediatric oncology patients at the University of California, Los Angeles Medical Center, the modality demonstrated its capabilities in a head-to-head comparison with PET alone.
February 26, 2004
Doppler ultrasound indices come up short in liver disease assessment
By Erik L. Ridley
Doppler ultrasound-derived indices are not a reliable means of grading the severity of chronic liver disease, according to researchers from Hammersmith Hospital in London.
February 25, 2004
CT-guided pre-radiation capecitabine leads to high response rate
By Edward Susman
Chemotherapy prior to radiation shrank tumors sufficiently to allow doctors to perform curative surgery as well as sphincter-sparing procedures, according to a presentation at the 2004 Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium in San Francisco.
February 24, 2004
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