Cardiac Imaging: Page 67

U.K. watchdog NICE approves new-generation CT scanners
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The U.K. National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) issued positive appraisals for four new-generation cardiac CT scanners for use with patients suspected of or having coronary artery disease.
February 5, 2012
Controversial scan doesn't help smokers quit: study
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Checking for clogged arteries doesn't help inveterate smokers kick the habit if they are already in a quit-smoking program, Swiss researchers have found. Experts say carotid plaque screening has no proven benefits in people without symptoms of heart disease.
January 25, 2012
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European cardiac society seeks growth in Middle East
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The European Society of Cardiology is producing a one-day program in conjunction with the Saudi Heart Association at its annual meeting in Riyadh on 21-24 February.
January 24, 2012
GE gets thumbs up for cardiac CT unit from U.K. watchdog
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The Diagnostic Assessment Programme of the U.K. National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has given GE Healthcare's Discovery CT750 HD high-definition CT system a positive appraisal.
January 24, 2012
MRI shows potentially grave extracardiac findings
By Eric Barnes
Cardiac MRI finds significant numbers of extracardiac findings in patients with suspected heart disease, and as many as 20% are potentially serious, according to a Swiss study in European Radiology. The prevalence of extracardiac findings has been investigated using CT but less with MRI.
January 18, 2012
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AuntMinnieEurope.com Cardiac Imaging Insider
By Eric Barnes
January 9, 2012
Cardiac imaging/modeling course to be held at Oxford
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The Mayneord Philips Trust will hold its annual summer school about cardiac imaging and modeling on 2-6 July at Queen's College, University of Oxford.
January 9, 2012
CT proves accurate in noncalcified plaque detection
By Eric Barnes
In a direct comparison between multidetector-row CT and intravascular ultrasound, CT was nearly as accurate for detecting both calcified and noncalcified coronary artery plaque, according to a Dutch study presented at the recent RSNA meeting in Chicago.
January 9, 2012
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European, U.S. societies publish 3D echo guidelines
By Eric Barnes
A joint committee of the European Association for Echocardiography and the American Society of Echocardiography has issued the first joint guidelines for image acquisition using 3D echocardiography.
January 3, 2012
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Cardiac MRI beats SPECT in detecting coronary heart disease
By Cynthia E. Keen
Cardiovascular MRI is more accurate than SPECT for diagnosing coronary heart disease, according to the results of a prospective U.K. trial comparing the two. Authors of the study, published online on 23 December in Lancet, say their results indicate that cardiac MRI should be adopted more widely.
December 25, 2011
Imaging illuminates athleticism of Canarian wrestlers
By Robin Marshall
Canarian wrestling may be a fairly specialized and small-scale sport, but the physical prowess of its athletes has come under intense scrutiny from a group of Spanish researchers. Their findings were presented at the recent Euroecho and Other Imaging Modalities conference in Budapest.
December 20, 2011
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New cardiac journal prepares for launch
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and Los Angeles-based publishing company SAGE have announced that they are publishing a new peer review journal called European Heart Journal: Acute Cardiovascular Care.
December 18, 2011
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