Cardiac Imaging: Page 55

Echocardiography not indicated for asymptomatic screening
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Echocardiography screening for structural and valvular heart disease does not lead to reduced risk of death, myocardial infarction, or stroke, according to a long-term Norwegian study published online July 22 in JAMA Internal Medicine.
July 21, 2013
Single-source CT equivalent to dual-source in TAVI planning
By Eric Barnes
High-pitch single-source CT is as good as dual-source when planning for transaortic valve implantation (TAVI), an increasingly common procedure that often is effective and safer than open heart surgery, a leading European expert noted at the 2013 International Symposium on Multidetector-Row CT.
July 16, 2013
2013 07 17 08 11 53 989 2013 07 Becker ssct tavi Thumb
Coronary CT angiography not always first step for chest pain
By Eric Barnes
Both the lowly stress test and the coronary calcium scan can help triage stable patients with chest pain, often leading to successful conservative management that sidesteps coronary CT angiography entirely, according a Dutch presentation at the International Symposium on Multidetector-Row CT.
July 9, 2013
2013 07 09 12 27 04 471 Dutch Flag 200
Wide-area 640-slice coronary CT angiography cuts contrast dose
By Eric Barnes
Chinese researchers performing coronary CT angiography on a wide-area CT scanner with 640-slice reconstruction found they could substantially reduce the use of contrast media -- at least in nonobese patients with well-controlled heart rates.
June 26, 2013
2013 06 26 12 13 51 197 2013 06 27 Ccta Thumb
Charité Berlin to host cardiac CT workshop
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The department of radiology at the Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin plans to host a hands-on cardiac CT workshop in October.
June 25, 2013
Diagnosoft installs cardiac software in Poland
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Image analysis software firm Diagnosoft has installed its cardiac image analysis software at a Polish facility.
June 17, 2013
AuntminnieEurope.com Cardiac Imaging Insider
By Eric Barnes
June 17, 2013
CT perfusion salvages nondiagnostic CTA for stent assessment
By Eric Barnes
Combining CT perfusion scans with CT angiography (CTA) can improve the diagnosis of coronary artery disease in stent patients, visualizing stenotic vessel segments that CTA alone is hard-pressed to characterize, German researchers reported today in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
June 17, 2013
2013 06 18 08 08 39 180 German Flag Button 200
Simple guidelines can improve appropriateness of CCTA referrals
By Philip Ward
LIVERPOOL, U.K. - As cardiac CT services are accessed by an ever wider range of referrers, ongoing education is needed to ensure appropriate use, and simple guidelines can achieve this effectively for cardiac CT angiography (CCTA), a leading group of researchers told attendees at this week's U.K. Radiological Conference.
June 11, 2013
2013 06 11 15 48 29 869 2013 06 12 Ccta Thumb
U.K. issues free guidelines on clinical PET/CT
By Philip Ward
All imaging specialists who are involved in relevant multidisciplinary teams must develop a good working knowledge of PET/CT, and teamwork is essential to ensure the highest standards, according to guidance published this month by the U.K. Royal College of Radiologists.
May 28, 2013
2013 05 29 10 40 29 876 2013 05 29 Pet Ct Thumb
Philips adds 2D intracardiac echo support
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Philips Healthcare has added 2D intracardiac echocardiography capability to its CX50 xMatrix portable ultrasound system, thanks to a partnership with cardiac technology developer St. Jude Medical.
May 20, 2013
Philips promotes new x-ray dose study at EuroPCR
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Royal Philips Electronics, parent company of Philips Healthcare, in a joint study with the Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre in the Netherlands and Main-Taunus Cardiac Center in Germany, has announced that a 50% reduction in x-ray dose may be achieved in image-guided cardiac interventions using the AlluraClarity angiography system with ClarityIQ technology.
May 20, 2013
Previous Page
Page 55 of 96
Next Page