Cardiac Imaging: Page 62

Snapshots from Munich: ESC 2012 in images

MUNICH - By the end of Sunday, more than 27,000 delegates had registered at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) annual meeting. Imaging features prominently in the extensive scientific program. To give you a flavor of this huge event, here is a selection of photos.

August 26, 2012

CCTA determines which patients benefit from revascularization

By Eric Barnes

Coronary CT angiography (CCTA) alone can determine the need for invasive cardiac intervention, according to a multicenter study of more than 15,000 patients presented on Sunday at the European Society of Cardiology meeting in Munich. In patients with high-risk heart disease at CT, revascularization boosted survival, while revascularization had no effect on those considered low risk.

August 26, 2012

Primed for action: Belgians intervene at lower radiation dose

By Frances Rylands-Monk

At the University Hospital of Ghent in Belgium, a new biplane cath lab is set to play a major role in pediatric and adult imaging. Because only limited contrast can be used in children, the facility's two flat-panel detectors will provide more images using only one contrast injection.

August 26, 2012

Philips to showcase EchoNavigator at ESC

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Philips Healthcare will highlight its new EchoNavigator product, set to be launched later this year, at the 2012 European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress in Munich, the company said.

August 23, 2012

Toshiba launches US cardio package at ESC 2012

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Toshiba Medical Systems Europe plans to introduce a cardiovascular package for its Aplio series of ultrasound systems at the upcoming European Society of Cardiology (ESC) meeting in Munich, the company said.

August 21, 2012

EU demand for hybrid operating rooms looks set to grow

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

There will be an increased demand by hospitals in Europe to install hybrid operating rooms, finds a new report issued by market research company Frost & Sullivan.

August 13, 2012

Philips hosts ESC meeting-related online roundtable

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Philips Healthcare is hosting an online clinical roundtable for cardiac professionals in conjunction with, but prior to, the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) congress, to be held in Munich from 25 to 29 August.

August 5, 2012

AuntMinnieEurope.com Cardiac Imaging Insider

By Eric Barnes

July 30, 2012

Screening whole-body MRI finds abnormalities in one-third

By Eric Barnes

Heart and whole-body MRI is a feasible technique with demonstrated accuracy in detecting atherosclerotic disease. Still, screening consecutive, presumably healthy patients for signs of cardiovascular disease with whole-body MR, as German investigators did for a new study, is rare enough to raise eyebrows.

July 30, 2012

3D cardiac MRI at 3T accurately assesses myocardial perfusion

By Eric Barnes

3D whole-heart myocardial perfusion cardiac MRI at 3 tesla accurately detects functionally significant coronary artery disease with results that are comparable to more invasive techniques, according to study published online on 18 July in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

July 19, 2012

Circle CVI signs Univ. of Oxford

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Cardiac analysis software developer Circle Cardiovascular Imaging (Circle CVI) has inked an agreement with the University of Oxford Centre for Clinical Magnetic Resonance Research.

July 17, 2012

Reporting incidental calcium on chest CT could save lives

By Eric Barnes

In a cardiovascular study with relevance to today's emerging lung cancer screening programs, Finnish researchers report that calcium detected incidentally at chest CT predicts death from cardiovascular disease and from all causes.

July 12, 2012

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