Cardiovascular Radiology: Page 69

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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Biotronik unveils MR-compatible defibrillator
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Biomedical device company Biotronik of Berlin announced that its Lumax 740 implantable cardiac defibrillator has received CE Mark approval, and already is being used in European hospitals.
November 22, 2011
ESC delves into guidelines after research scandal
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Dr. Don Poldermans, PhD, was dismissed by the Erasmus Medical Center in the Netherlands on 16 November following an academic inquiry into his research methods, and now the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) is investigating clinical guidelines he worked on.
November 22, 2011
Philips, Düsseldorf hospital get Medica award
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The research group of Philips Healthcare and Düsseldorf University Hospital were awarded a Medica Excellence Award in the category of Cooperation and Partnership with Industry.
November 21, 2011
Munich group relies on 3T to boost viability of cardiac MRI
By Philip Ward
The introduction of 3-tesla MRI into clinical practice has made cardiac MRI a more powerful tool for determining myocardial vitality, perfusion, and function. The technology can help identify coronary stenoses and avoid unnecessary stent implantations in patients with intermediate lesions, German researchers found.
November 10, 2011
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AuntMinnieEurope.com Cardiac Imaging Insider
By Eric Barnes
November 7, 2011
Partial results: Effect of heart rate and rhythm on dose and scan length
November 7, 2011
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