Feature | Dave Fornell
There is no consensus about whether atherosclerotic renal artery stenosis should be stented or treated medically. There are strong opinions on both sides and clinical data up to now is heavily debated. Many see the trials that could have answered this question as flawed.
July 20, 2010
Feature | Dave Fornell
Outside the United States, transradial artery access is used in 50-90 percent of percutaneous interventions over femoral access, while U.S. usage rates are less than 5 percent. However, a patient safety advocacy organization is attempting to accelerate radial access adoption through education and speaking with lawmakers in Washington.
July 20, 2010
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July 20, 2010 – Rcadia Medical Imaging recently presented five studies demonstrating the potential of its COR Analyzer System to help rule out significant coronary artery stenosis in patients at low to intermediate risk of coronary artery disease (CAD) undergoing coronary computer tomography angiography (CTA).
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Feature | Information Technology
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July 20, 2010 – New dual source CT technology allows a radiation dose of as low as one millisievert (mSv) for computed tomography angiography (CTA) scans, Siemens announced last week at the 2010 Annual Scientific Meeting of the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) in Las Vegas.
July 20, 2010
Feature | Radial Access | Dave Fornell
Transradial access is slowly gaining ground in the United States as more physicians make the switch due to greatly reduced bleeding complications, increased patient comfort and earlier ambulation. St. Joseph’s Hospital of Atlanta is a big supporter of radial access and has taken the concept a step further by creating the first transradial recovery lounge in the country.
July 20, 2010
Feature | CT Angiography (CTA) | Dave Fornell
In this era of financial cost cutting, questions are raised over the true need for 256- or 320-slice computed tomography (CT) systems for cardiac imaging. There are many radiologists and cardiologists who argue a 64-slice CT system is good enough to make a cardiac diagnosis without spending twice as much for the higher-slice systems.
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Feature | Cardiac Imaging
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July 20, 2010 – Researchers at the Mayo Clinic have developed a way to reduce the amount of radiation involved in perfusion computed tomography (CT) scanning, an emerging imaging technology for diagnosing strokes and cancer, following an incident last year when a machine set to incorrect radiation levels overdosed hundreds of people in Los Angeles.
July 20, 2010
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July 19, 2010 – A new portable electrocardiogram (ECG) monitor features a reduced size and simple interface features. The DRE True ECG Plus is small enough to fit most surfaces in physician’s offices, hospitals and emergency response vehicles, is convenient for mobile use and features an alphanumeric keyboard and one-touch operation for easy data input and operation.
July 19, 2010
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July 19, 2010 – A recently introduced a multimodality, electrocardiogram (ECG), PC-based diagnostic workstation is designed for physician practices using wireless data acquisition and easy navigation.
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July 19, 2010 – New features of the iNtuition system, including advanced visualization and decision support solutions, were demonstrated during the meeting of the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) last week in Las Vegas.
July 19, 2010
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July 16, 2010 – Lantheus Medical Imaging Inc. this week announced the launch of its ultrasound contrast imaging agent, Definity Vial For (Perflutren Lipid Microsphere) Injectable Suspension, in India.
July 16, 2010
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July 16, 2010 – The eRAD Version 6 RIS/PACS Viewer has been validated for compatibility with Microsoft Windows 7 Version 64-bit Operating System workstation environments, eRAD announced earlier this week.
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July 16, 2010 – Use of anatomically designed catheters reduces lab time by more than one-third compared to traditional point-by-point focal ablation procedures for pulmonary vein isolation (PVI), according to data from the FAST-PVI study, supported by Medtronic Inc. The data were released recently at Cardiostim 2010, the 17th World Congress in Cardiac Electrophysiology and Cardiac Techniques.
July 16, 2010
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July 16, 2010 – High demand has led Positron Corp. to increase production of Attrius positron emission tomography (PET) scanner with its joint venture, Neusoft Positron Medical Systems, the company announced recently.
July 16, 2010
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July 16, 2010 – A new extracellular matrix (ECM) biomaterial device recently received a CE mark, meaning it can now be marketed in European Union countries. The CorMatrix ECM for Cardiac Tissue Repair from CorMatrix Cardiovascular harnesses the body’s innate ability to repair damaged cardiovascular tissue.
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