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Contrast Injectors Cut Dose, Keep Quality
Automated contrast media injectors are used in cardiac imaging to help improve patient safety and enhance image quality. These devices control contrast dosage, record the...
Read More July 8, 2010
Mayo Clinic Study Looks at How to Minimize Angioplasty Radiation Risks
March 17, 2010 – Body size, gender and the complexity of heart disease significantly influence how much cumulative radiation skin dose patients receive during...
Read More March 17, 2010
Dose Lowering, Navigation Aids Among Top Trends in Angiography
Lowering radiation dose and improving navigation abilities of angiography systems have been among the top priorities of manufactures over the past year. Another big trend...
Read More March 10, 2010
Interventional Radiology Breaks New Ground
For more than a decade, Barry T. Katzen, M.D., medical director of Baptist Cardiac and Vascular Institute (BCVI) in Miami, Fla., has pioneered the integration of surgical...
Read More February 4, 2010
Insights Into Cardiac Imaging for 2010
With new CPT reimbursement codes for cardiac computed tomography (CT) starting in January 2010, there will likely be renewed interest in CT this coming year. This and...
Read More November 18, 2009
The Cardiac Device Market Outlook for 2010
In recent years, the U.S. cardiac device market has focused on dynamics in the drug-eluting stent (DES) segment – including events ranging from the 2006 BASKET-LATE trial...
Read More November 18, 2009
The Washington Hospital Upgrades Heart and Vascular Center
The Washington Hospital, an acute care facility serving primarily an elderly patient population, performs approximately 4,300 cardiac and vascular procedures annually. Due...
Read More March 9, 2009
Is Coronary MR Angiography Ready for Prime Time?
"Potential” can be a loaded word, especially in healthcare. Many clinicians have tagged coronary MR angiography (MRA) with the “potential” label. Despite the scan’s...
Read More October 31, 2008
Noninvasive Angiography Outlook for 2009
Going into 2009, proponents of coronary CT angiography (CTA) are confident that the scan’s ever-increasing acceptance will lead to it becoming the gold standard in...
Read More October 31, 2008
Fluoro X-Ray Exposure Needs to Rely on Facts, Not Opinions, Reader Says
There is skepticism among cardiologists whether flat panel detectors can help lower the X-ray dose more than using traditional image intensifiers in the cath lab. There...
Read More October 30, 2008
Are Cardiologists the QB’s of Cardiac Imaging?
What makes cardiologists more capable of reading cardiac imaging exams than other physicians such as radiologists, who are specifically trained to read coronary CT, cardiac...
Read More July 10, 2008
Flat Panel Detectors Lower the Dose
Angiography systems have been a diagnostic mainstay in cardiac cath labs for more than 50 years, playing a pivotal role in the diagnosis and treatment of heart and vascular...
Read More September 4, 2008
Cardiovascular Images Connect Enterprise Wide
The landscape of cardiovascular care is changing. In the cath lab alone, the shift in volume and type of diagnostic and interventional procedures has broadened the lab’s...
Read More September 4, 2008
Borgess Medical Center Improves Consistency of Patient Care
Situation Borgess Medical Center was challenged with creating a new Heart Institute that would include a state-of-the-art cardiac catheterization laboratory. As a...
Read More March 12, 2008
Web Exclusive: Calming Cath Lab Could Help Clinical Outcomes
In as much as the environment in which you live can affect your quality of life, so can the environment in which someone receives medical care affect patient outcome – at...
Read More March 25, 2008
Flat Panels Redefine Cath Lab Workflow
When it comes to diagnosing disease, image is everything. It is difficult to treat what you can’t see. That’s especially true in the cardiac cath lab where...
Read More September 11, 2007
4D Just Around the Corner
When it comes to diagnosing heart disease, highly detailed 3D images of a coronary artery comes to mind. But advanced imaging has expanded its role in the cath lab beyond...
Read More November 14, 2007
OEM Refurbished Equipment — An Economical Solution Without Clinical Restrictions
Although healthcare budgets are tight, needs are expanding. Clinical facilities are continuously looking for ways to keep their budgets intact when purchasing medical...
Read More May 23, 2006