Cardiac Imaging: Page 68

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
Echo helps evaluate cardiotoxicity in cancer patients
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Echocardiography is a useful tool to identify and document early warning signs of adverse effects from the chemotherapy drug trastuzumab on the hearts of cancer patients, according to a study presented at Euroecho, held 7-10 December in Budapest.
December 13, 2011
PET can benefit aortic stenosis patients
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Scottish researchers are using PET imaging to analyze heart valves and discover which patients may need open heart surgery or other appropriate treatment, according to a study in the journal Circulation.
December 12, 2011
Hitachi Aloka promotes earlier cardiac diagnosis
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Hitachi Aloka Medical is collaborating with Dr. Uwe Nixdorff of the European Prevention Center in DÃŒsseldorf, Germany, to strive for earlier diagnosis of coronary heart disease.
December 12, 2011
Quality control lies at heart of positive outcome
By Robin Marshall
BUDAPEST - The quality of a hospital's equipment, along with patient protocols and the skill sets and training of staff, all require constant attention if an echocardiogram is to produce an effective result, Euroecho delegates learned last week.
December 12, 2011
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Cardiologists make progress with infarct size measurement
By Cynthia E. Keen
Speckle-tracking echocardiography is increasingly regarded as a viable and cost-effective means to measure infarct size, noted presenters at the European Association of Echocardiography's annual congress, Euroecho & Other Imaging Modalities, held last week in Budapest.
December 12, 2011
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Esaote introduces system at Euroecho
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Italian ultrasound vendor Esaote introduced a new addition to its MyLab line of ultrasound systems, MyLabSeven, at Euroecho, the annual meeting of the European Association of Echocardiography being held this week in Budapest.
December 7, 2011
Automated calcium scoring fits well with lung cancer screening
By Erik L. Ridley
Coronary calcium scoring with an automated technique fits well in a lung cancer screening setting, enabling cardiovascular risk assessment in a population potentially at high risk of cardiac events, according to a Dutch study presented at the RSNA 2011 meeting.
December 7, 2011
Siemens installs Artis zee at U.K. hospital
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Siemens Healthcare has installed its Artis zee system at Royal Albert Edward Infirmary in Lancashire, U.K. The floor-mounted system with a 20 x 20 detector is being used for interventional cardiology in the hospital's newly opened interventional laboratory.
November 29, 2011
CCTA beats calcium score for detecting obstructive disease
By Eric Barnes
CHICAGO - Coronary artery calcium scoring has enormous value for predicting future cardiac events, according to decades of solid research. But it falls short of coronary CT angiography (CCTA) for predicting the presence of obstructive disease in patients with acute chest pain, said researchers from Italy at the RSNA 2011 congress.
November 29, 2011
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