Cardiovascular Radiology: Page 63

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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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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