PET vendor Positron said it has finalized an agreement with the University of Texas at Houston and the Weatherhead PET Center, also of Houston, to develop and commercialize software developed for diagnostic and management needs in coronary artery disease.
The software includes the validated quantification of coronary blood flow images by PET longitudinal gradient analysis and homogeneity algorithm (LGA/HA). This algorithm helps to determine severity of coronary disease as the objective noninvasive basis for or against coronary bypass surgery or stent procedures. In addition, it provides an automated objective analysis of CT or invasive coronary angiograms, and a comprehensive database management system, according to Houston-based Positron.
In conjunction with Positron's application development efforts, the firm has also released Positron version A3.7 software. The software release incorporates the LGA/HA algorithms, a cardiac normal database, and enhancements for quantification, usability, and predictability.
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
April 12, 2006
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