Cardiovascular Radiology: Page 94

Study: CT market expands in Europe
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The growing potential of cardiac imaging applications, the scope for innovation in various new clinical applications, and the constant improvement in the speed of scans are three drivers of the European CT market.
September 3, 2007
Men and women may need different heart treatments
By Reuters Health
VIENNA (Reuters), Sep 4 - The same invasive treatments for acute heart problems that can save lives in men may actually harm women, although reasons for this are unclear, researchers told the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) annual meeting on Monday. Study participants were divided into two equal groups and either given a routine invasive heart x-ray, followed by a heart procedure if needed, or simply monitored and only x-rayed if they showed symptoms.
September 3, 2007
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Medtronic launches CareLink in Europe
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Interventional technology firm Medtronic has received CE Mark approval for its CareLink Network with Conexus Wireless Telemetry, and the company plans to debut the device in the European Union.
August 29, 2007
TomTec launches 4D ultrasound
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Ultrasound visualization developer TomTec Imaging Systems said it plans to debut a new version of its 4D RV-Function software at the 2007 European Society of Cardiology congress, to be held September 1-5 in Vienna, Austria.
August 29, 2007
Giant virtual reality chamber boosts 3D echo accuracy
By Eric Barnes
Have you ever diagnosed a three-foot-tall 3D heart? Talk about cardiomegaly. Researchers from the Netherlands who survived the experience found they could diagnose valve defects that went unnoticed in a standard 2D exam. At the 2007 Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery (CARS) meeting in Berlin, Anton Koning, Ph.D., from Erasmus University Medical Center in Rotterdam discussed how 3D visualizes complex pathology of the heart and how image display can be improved with different kinds of VR (virtual reality) systems.
August 1, 2007
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Living near busy road may promote atherosclerosis
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Jul 17 - The closer a person lives to heavy traffic, the more likely he or she is to have atherosclerosis, also referred to as "hardening of the arteries," a chief risk factor for heart disease and stroke, German researchers report. While several studies have linked air pollution with particulate matter to a greater risk of heart attack, there is little evidence on whether this is due to short- or long-term exposure, the team notes in the journal, Circulation.
July 16, 2007
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Drug-eluting stents cut odds of revascularization in MI patients
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), May 25 - Use of drug-eluting stents rather than bare-metal ones reduces the likelihood of revascularization in MI patients without an increase in the risk of death or another MI, a meta-analysis of trial data suggests.
May 24, 2007
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Pie to launch CAAS MRV 3.2 at ISMRM show
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Dutch imaging firm Pie Medical Imaging is demonstrating the newest version of its CAAS MRV quantitative image analysis software at this week's International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM) meeting in Berlin.
May 20, 2007
Two-segment CTA reconstruction aids images, not accuracy
By Eric Barnes
For patients with faster heart rates, the use of two-segment reconstruction improves image quality at 64-slice coronary CT angiography (CTA), according to a study from Germany. Among all patients, however, accuracy was not improved using two-segment when compared to single-segment reconstruction.
May 20, 2007
CT finds high-risk plaque with nanoparticle contrast
By Eric Barnes
A new animal study by researchers in the U.S. and France brings intriguing new possibilities to CT with its use of a nanoparticulate contrast agent administered before scanning to detect unstable atherosclerotic plaques. The group aims to someday detect human plaques at the greatest risk of rupture while there is time to prevent it.
May 10, 2007
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Hansen ships Sensei catheter in Europe
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Robotic technology developer Hansen Medical of Mountain View, CA, has begun shipments in Europe of its Sensei robotic catheter system.
May 2, 2007
Cardiac function impaired among smokers, even when they're young and fit
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Apr 12 - There is little information regarding the effects of smoking on cardiac function in young adults, researchers from Poland note in a new study published in Chest. Their goal was to use echocardiography to determine multiple measures of left and right ventricular diastolic function, and to see if smoking caused functional impairment.
April 11, 2007
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