Cardiac Imaging: Page 63

Europe played leading role in early days of cardiac x-ray
By Otha Linton
In early 1896, just after the birth of medical x-ray, doctors experimenting with the new rays realized that in addition to imaging bones, the technology was useful for the circulatory system. Otha Linton, executive director of the International Society of Radiology, explores the roots of interventional radiology, from Forssmann to Dotter.
July 11, 2012
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BMJ: Twice is the key to cost-effective AAA screening
By Eric Barnes
Danish researchers have found a sort of Goldilocks solution to the question of whether abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) screening is cost-effective if performed repeatedly rather than just once in a patient's lifetime. The most cost-effective scenario is twice, they reported on Friday in the British Medical Journal.
July 5, 2012
EVINCI: Noninvasive heart imaging cuts invasive procedures 75%
By Eric Barnes
As many as three-fourths of patients with chest pain could avoid invasive and costly procedures like invasive coronary angiography by undergoing noninvasive imaging tests first, according to investigators at the Evaluation of Integrated Cardiac Imaging (EVINCI) Consortium last week.
July 2, 2012
Web-based model improves prediction of coronary artery disease
By Eric Barnes
A new Web-based prediction tool can help identify patients at high risk of coronary artery disease. The model, developed by 18 hospitals in Europe and the U.S., outperforms the most widely used risk models for predicting coronary artery disease in low-risk patients with new-onset chest pain, according to a Dutch expert.
June 27, 2012
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ISCT: CT angiography predicts need for coronary intervention
By Rebekah Moan
SAN FRANCISCO - Dual-source coronary CT angiography showed high diagnostic accuracy for predicting the need for coronary intervention in what its investigators are calling the largest multicenter trial to date, according to results presented on Wednesday at the International Society for Computed Tomography (ISCT) meeting.
June 20, 2012
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Philips opens manufacturing plant in India
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Royal Philips Electronics, the parent company of Philips Healthcare, has opened its first facility in India to manufacture diagnostic imaging equipment.
June 18, 2012
Coronary CT angiography proves accurate for both sexes
By Eric Barnes
A multiyear Dutch study has found that coronary CT angiography delivers similar diagnostic accuracy in men and women. Numerous factors separating the sexes in evaluation of coronary artery disease have conspired against this conclusion, but the trial found sensitivity and specificity were within close range for men and women.
June 18, 2012
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AuntMinnieEurope.com Cardiac Imaging Insider
By Eric Barnes
June 11, 2012
320-detector CT angiography covers aorta, coronaries
By Eric Barnes
Using ECG-gated 320-detector-row CT, cardiac imaging researchers have developed a CT angiography scan protocol that includes the heart and the entire aorta in four or five heartbeats -- all using prospective gating that reduces the radiation dose to reasonable levels considering the scan length.
June 11, 2012
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Echo screening detects more rheumatic heart disease
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Routing screening with echocardiography can find three times as many cases of rheumatic heart disease compared to clinical evaluation, according to a study published in Circulation.
June 11, 2012
Research and Markets publishes cardiovascular PACS report
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Market research firm Research and Markets has published a global strategic research report on the worldwide markets for cardiovascular PACS.
June 11, 2012
Echocardiography finds heart disease in arthritis patients
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Speckle-tracking echocardiography can spot early abnormalities in heart function in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the European League Against Rheumatism in Berlin.
June 5, 2012
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