Cardiac Imaging: Page 59

St. Jude obtains CE Mark approval for ICE catheter
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Cardiac technology developer St. Jude Medical has received the European CE mark for its ViewFlex Xtra intracardiac echocardiography (ICE) catheter used for cardiac ablation procedures.
January 20, 2013
Biotronik gets conditional FDA approval for ProMRI trial
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Biomedical device company Biotronik has received approval with conditions from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the company's ProMRI clinical trial via an investigational device exemption.
January 17, 2013
AuntMinnieEurope.com Cardiac Imaging Insider
By Eric Barnes
January 14, 2013
MRI shows increased epicardial fat in depressed patients
By Eric Barnes
Cardiac MR reveals that patients with major depressive disorder have more epicardial fat deposits compared with normal controls -- and, as a result, depressed individuals face a higher risk of heart disease as well -- say researchers from Hannover, Germany.
January 14, 2013
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CCTA sensitive for high-risk coronary disease, overcalls stenosis
By Eric Barnes
Coronary CT angiography (CCTA) is highly accurate for diagnosing the most dangerous forms of coronary artery disease -- left main artery disease or three-vessel disease -- but the examination significantly overcalls the extent of atherosclerosis compared with angiography, Dutch researchers reported at RSNA 2012.
January 13, 2013
Cardiac growth to come from developing countries
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Most of the growth in the global cardiac imaging market will come from developing countries such as Brazil, Russia, India, and China, according to a new report by market research firm Frost & Sullivan.
January 1, 2013
Low-dose CT raises coronary calcium scores; IR corrects them
By Eric Barnes
Low-dose coronary artery calcium (CAC) scores are reliable if iterative reconstruction (IR) is applied to the CT data, according to research presented at RSNA 2012. Dutch researchers found that the technology ensures the accuracy of CAC scores that would otherwise be higher and less predictable than the results of higher-dose CT scans.
January 1, 2013
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Automated tube current selection keeps CCTA quality, cuts dose
By Eric Barnes
Using software that automatically selects the tube current modulation significantly reduces the radiation dose in coronary CT angiography (CCTA) compared with manual kV selection based on patient size, researchers from South Korea reported at RSNA 2012.
December 26, 2012
GE completes 1st Discovery IGS 730 installation
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
GE Healthcare has completed the first global installation of its Discovery IGS 730 mobile interventional imaging system for hybrid operating rooms and imaging departments at the University Hospital of Lille in France.
December 11, 2012
Study: CCTA technique skips the breath-hold
By Eric Barnes
Patients undergoing coronary CT angiography (CCTA) no longer have to hold their breath when doing so is challenging for them. CCTA images acquired on a 320-detector-row scanner using a free-breathing technique are similar to the traditional breath-hold images.
November 21, 2012
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Siemens to launch new Artis Q angio line at RSNA
By Brian Casey
Siemens Healthcare is planning to launch a new line of premium angiography systems, called Artis Q, at the upcoming RSNA meeting in Chicago. The new line includes enhancements in detector design, guidance technology, and x-ray tube instrumentation.
November 18, 2012
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AuntMinnieEurope.com Cardiac Imaging Insider
By Eric Barnes
November 12, 2012
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