Cardiovascular Radiology: Page 79

Coronary disease common in antiphospholipid syndrome
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Apr 22 - A substantial minority of patients with antiphospholipid syndrome have subclinical coronary disease, French researchers report. They came to this conclusion after examining 108 patients using late gadolinium-enhanced cardiac MRI.
April 21, 2010
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Esaote inks Italian deal
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Ultrasound vendor Esaote has signed an agreement to implement its cardiac information system and PACS software in the cardiology departments of the Villa Maria Group in Italy.
April 15, 2010
High rates of silent cerebral emboli after transfemoral aortic valve implantation
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Apr 12 - Silent cerebral embolism is common after transfemoral aortic valve implantation, German researchers report in the April 6 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
April 11, 2010
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Less DNA damage seen after high-pitch coronary CTA
By Eric Barnes
High-pitch dual-source CT angiography (CTA) scans produce significantly less radiation-related DNA damage than comparable low-pitch dual-source CTA scans -- and, importantly, the DNA results correspond to both measured and derived biological radiation doses, say researchers from Erlangen, Germany.
April 8, 2010
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Cardiac cath delivers high radiation doses to operators
By Eric Barnes
The rapid development of new cardiac stents and other medical devices is opening up a world of possibilities for interventional procedures in the cath lab -- but it's also exposing equipment operators to ever-higher radiation doses.
April 4, 2010
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Heart rate key to image quality in low-dose coronary CTA
By Eric Barnes
Heart rate control is an important factor for success in prospectively gated coronary CT angiography (CTA). But once patients are beta-blocked, the success rate is high and the doses are uniformly low, according to a new study by Swiss researchers.
March 28, 2010
Visbion lands large U.K. PACS order
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
PACS vendor Visbion has received a contract from the North of England Cardiovascular Network.
March 22, 2010
Coronary CT angiography identifies high-risk diabetics
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Mar 18 - In diabetic patients without known coronary artery disease, computed tomographic (CT) angiography can identify patients at high risk for "hard" cardiac events, German researchers report in a March 3 online paper in Diabetes Care.
March 17, 2010
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Medtronic brings SureScan to Europe
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Interventional technology firm Medtronic has released its Advisa DR MRI SureScan pacemaker in selected European markets.
March 16, 2010
FDA, Health Canada approve Polish moly
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Health Canada have approved the use of the Maria Research Reactor in Poland as a site to irradiate highly enriched uranium targets for molybdenum-99 production, according to healthcare technology firm Covidien.
March 10, 2010
CTA superior to exercise testing for evaluation of suspected coronary artery disease
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Mar 8 - Exercise testing is sensitive for coronary artery disease when ST-segment changes, angina, and hemodynamic variables are considered -- but it's still not as sensitive as CT angiography (CTA), a study from Denmark shows.
March 7, 2010
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Rcadia receives CE Mark for COR Analyzer
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection developer Rcadia Medical Imaging has received the European CE Mark for its COR Analyzer software.
March 7, 2010
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