Keywords: Cardiovascular Imaging
03/07/2010
Improving clinical workflow in a university department
At Mannheim University Medical Centre five MR units are currently installed - the Magnetom Tim Trio, 2 x Magnetom Avanto, Magnetom Sonata and the new Magnetom Skyra, which was …
03/04/2010
Every picture tells a story
Cardiologists are looking beyond on-screen images of the heart to extract data behind these scans that describe coronary dysfunctions and can reveal hard evidence of the cause of …
03/04/2010
Low dose CT wins the confidence of cardiologists
He literally wrote the book on the subject, so when Jean-Louis Sablayrolles MD, states that low dose computed tomography angiography (CTa) represents a ‘great revolution in …
03/02/2010
Virtual Touch Tissue Imaging and Quantification
Acoustic Radiation Force Impulse Imaging (ARFI) is a new tissue strain imaging technology that utilizes sound waves to interrogate the mechanical stiffness properties of tissue. …
01/08/2010
ESC Textbook of Cardiovascular Imaging now available
The idea of publishing a Textbook of Cardiovascular Imaging which accumulates the expertise of European cardiovascular imagers, is long awaited. The new textbook by the European …
12/11/2009
Different heart motions by age and gender revealed
Using a new noninvasive imaging technique, scientists said they have discovered important, fundamental differences in heart motion by age and gender. Their study - reported in …
11/21/2009
Imaging and computing power leading to breakthroughs for cardiac surgery
Two members of the Heart Center at the University of Leipzig teamed up during Medica for a tour de force presentation on Future Trends in Cardiac Surgery. "The aim of the game is …
11/21/2009
Immediate evaluation of ECG and movement signals
The evaluation of long-term ECGs is currently performed by the attending physician, who enters the ECG data into a computer for preliminary analysis by a software programme after …
11/16/2009
The Nanomaxx System
‘Supremely portable and incredibly tough, the NanoMaxx ultrasound system combines Best in Class performance with affordability and simplicity,’ the Erlangen-based manufacturer …
10/27/2009
Role of New Software and Technology
In the last fifteen years, myocardial perfusion SPECT imaging (MPI) has been performed most commonly by dual-head conventional scintillation cameras with parallel-hole …
09/01/2009
CARDIOVIT CS-200 - new design and additional features
CS-200: SCHILLER´s complete Diagnostic Solution has been redesigned, offering now even more added value. Discreet but important external modifications encompass a large, …
09/01/2009
The Carestream Cardiology PACS
From this October, a newly launched, web-based cardiology PACS will change the workload of cardiologists at Groene Hart Ziekenhuis, in The Netherlands, making the 500-bed hospital …
09/01/2009
Cardiovascular research
As Professor Valentin Fuster pointed out this year, the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC) is now a splendid reality thanks to the support of the …
09/01/2009
Philips forecasts advances for healthcare in 2020
Previewing technologies that may be in use in about a decade, Philips Healthcare recently introduced us to researchers who discussed their many current and ongoing projects. …
09/01/2009
www.heartfailurematters.org
Since 2007, when a special public information website was set up by the Heart Failure Association (HFA) of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) intended to help heart failure …
05/01/2009
A multimodal approach strengthens non-invasive diagnostics
Echocardiography is the work horse of non-invasive cardiovascular diagnostics. Has this developed? …
05/01/2009
EuroPCR 2009
EuroPCR 2009 is focused on minimally invasive cardiac surgery, but narrowing the broad field of cardiology does not make this conference any less complex. …
05/01/2009
Improved diagnostic accuracy for acute myocardial infarction
The role of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to assess the effect of therapy in patients with acute myocardial infarction was demonstrated in a series of papers presented at the …
05/01/2009
Edan Instruments Incorporated
In the Forbes China report this year, Edan is not only listed in the Top 200 Chinese Enterprise with the Best Growing Potential (ranking 17th), but also this unlisted …
03/01/2009
Cardiovascular MRI
The role of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to assess the effect of therapy in patients with acute myocardial infarction was demonstrated in a series of papers during the 12th …
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