1. PC VIPR: A New Heart Imaging Technology
(Cardiology/Cardiology)

... could lead to aneurysms or build-up of damaging plaque. This would have far-reaching effects for any patients with heart defects or at risk of cardiac problems. "This is a new paradigm in cardiac imaging," ...

2. PC VIPR, New Technique Supplies 4-D Information
(Modalities/Radiology )

PC VIPR can be used to identify areas of weakening in the vessel wall or areas under increased stress, which can lead to aneurysms or build-up of damaging plaque. Researchers at the University of Wisconsin ...

3. Role of Ultrasound in Vascular Imaging: ECR10
(Radiology Conferences/ECR 2010)

... the presence and extent of aneurysms, pseudo aneurysms, fistulas and dissections, and it has an important role in the follow‐up of surgical procedures and endovascular interventions. Careful manipulation ...

4. Brain Aneurysms Detection: Mayo, IBM Score
(Company News/IBM)

Mayo Clinic and IBM Advance Early Detection of Brain Aneurysms. Preventing deadly ruptures of the blood vessels in the brain is the aim of a new Mayo Clinic project to help radiologists detect aneurysms ...

5. MRA With CAD Detects Brain Aneurysms
(Communities/MRI)

... the project, showed that while MRA has emerged as a useful non-invasive method for aneurysm detection, most neuroradiologists have poor sensitively to small (less than 5mm) aneurysms on MR images, with ...

6. CTC, Effective Colorectal Cancer Screening Exam
(Communities/CT)

... were vascular aneurysms (n = 18). No major complications were encountered. "There have been questions raised that factors such as the [colonoscopy] referral rate and extracolonic work up rates would be ...

7. Physician Exams Better Than CT Scans
(Communities/CT)

... remove tumors, repair aneurysms, treat brain injuries, etc. But practices vary. Some surgeons order CT scans right after surgery. Others wait until the following morning. There are downsides. CT scans ...

8. Vital Images to Feature New Clinical Enhancements; RSNA 2009
(Company News/Vital Images)

... include an Endovascular Stent Planning application for the assessment of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) and thoracic aorta aneurysms (TAA), automated bone removal and tumor segmentation, anatomic mapping ...

9. Medtronic Introduces ‘3D Recon’ Service for Endovascular Specialists
(Company News/Medtronic, Inc.)

... grafts to treat aortic aneurysms. Aortic aneurysms affect more than one million people in the United States alone and can rupture with fatal consequences if left untreated. Enabled by a global partnership ...

10. Micrus Endovascular at the Canaccord Cardiovascular Conference
(Radiology Conferences/Conference News)

... vascular diseases. Micrus products are used by interventional neuroradiologists, interventional neurologists and endovascularly trained neurosurgeons to treat both cerebral aneurysms responsible for hemorrhagic ...

11. Overlook Hospital Installs 320-slice CT Scanner
(Communities/CT)

... the brain such as stroke and aneurysms. "The standard CT scanner used in university medical centers today is a 64-slice CT scanner," explains Neil Horner, MD, chief of neuroradiology, Overlook Hospital. ...

12. TeraRecon highlights Multi-Touch, Automation and Open Interfaces for advanced visualization at SIIM 2009
(Company News/TeraRecon)

... Cheng, MBBS; William J. Ryan; Bradley J. Erickson, MD, PhD, FSIIM. 2009 May. [abstract]. Computer-Aided Detection (CAD) of Intracranial Aneurysms in MR Angiography. SIIM 2009 Scientific Abstracts http://www.siim2009.org/abstracts/SS3_Yang/SS3_Yang.html ...

13. Lantheus Medical Imaging, Inc. Acquires U.S., Canadian and Australian Rights To MS-325 from EPIX Pharmaceuticals
(Company News/Lantheus Medical Imaging, Inc)

... procedures including the identification of disease, aneurysms, and atherosclerosis; it is also used to guide surgeons making repairs to diseased blood vessels and plans for surgical operations. About ...

14. Less Invasive Interventional Treatment for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
(Communities/Abdominal Pelvic)

... repair, a minimally invasive interventional radiology treatment that uses stent grafts to treat abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA), has low re-intervention rates that are comparable to those reported for ...

15. SIR Showcases Latest Advances in Minimally Invasive Medicine
(Organizations/Society of Interventional Radiology)

... Treatment for "Silent Killer" Interventional radiologists find that abdominal aortic aneurysms can be treated successfully by a minimally invasive procedure that eliminates the need to undergo a large ...

16. DR Systems PACS Contracts Worth $1.5 Million
(Company News/DR Systems, Inc.)

... brain and spine cases. Among many innovations by its medical staff, Barrow surgeons and scientists helped pioneer the hypothermic circulatory arrest, a surgery now used worldwide in treating complex aneurysms. ...

17. EPIX Pharmaceuticals announces FDA Approval of Vasovist(R) (gadofosveset trisodium), the first imaging agent approved for MRA
(Company News/EPIX Pharmaceuticals)

... of disease, aneurysms, and atherosclerosis; it is also used to guide surgeons making repairs to diseased blood vessels and plans for surgical operations. "Vasovist is a first-in-class contrast agent with ...

18. Aortic dissection
(Radiology Education/Cases)

... from false lumen is an important finding. Atypical findings include - penetrating atherosclerotic ulcers, mural thrombi in fusiform aneurysms and congenital anomalies (1). Thrombosed false channel can ...

19. EVAR, a big leap for interventional radiology and a sigh of relief for the patients who need it
(Radiology Conferences/ARRS 2008)

... ARRS meeting in Washington DC show that things have changed since April of 1955. In the United States alone, abdominal aortic aneurysms are the cause of over 15,000 deaths a year, states Dr. Aravind Arepally, ...

20. Whole body MDCT just as "Good" as neck MDCT angiography in diagnosing head and neck injuries
(Communities/CT)

... devastating injuries that can lead to stroke and death. These include dissections, pseudoaneurysms, and arteriovenous fistulae. "After whole-body MDCT was adopted as a means to scan many blunt trauma ...