February 24, 2010 - Researchers found that when using standard 64-detector row helical scanning as a benchmark, the effective radiation dose was reduced by 91 percent from 35.4 millisieverts (mSv) to 4.4 mSv using optimized 320-detector row volume scanning.

February 23, 2010 - The American College of Radiology (ACR) has launched an online nuclear medicine and positron emission tomography (PET) accreditation application program that streamlines the process and significantly reduces the time it takes for nuclear medicine and PET facilities to become accredited.

February 23, 2010 – Hospitals using the McKesson Horizon Cardiology Hemo solution will now be able to use St. Jude Medical’s wireless PressureWire Aeris fractional flow reserve (FFR) measurements.

February 23, 2010 – Experts in anti-platelet therapy will offer their insights and interpretations on emerging agents in comparison to current therapy at an evening session during ACC 2010 from 6:30-9:15 p.m., Sunday, March 14 at the Hyatt Regency Atlanta, 265 Peachtree St., NE, Atlanta.

February 22, 2010 – As part of a comarketing and trademark license agreement between MEDRAD Inc. and B. Braun Melsungen AG, the companies will both promote the Paccocath drug-eluting balloon (DEB) technology.

February 22, 2010 – The FDA said Physio-Control Inc. has improved the quality of its external defibrillators and may resume unrestricted worldwide shipments.

February 22, 2010 – RIS/PACS maker Merge Healthcare Inc. said today it is making a bid to purchased the PACS company AMICAS. However, Amicas says it already entered into a merger deal with another company.

February 19, 2010 – For women concerned about heart disease, routine testing of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) is controversial, said Thomas Behrenbeck, M.D., Ph.D., a Mayo Clinic cardiologist, in an interview in the February issue of Mayo Clinic Women’s HealthSource.