Siemens Medical Solutions has debuted new software that it claims will eliminate the need for electrocardiogram (ECG) signal during cardiac MR (CMR) studies. The software, developed in collaboration with Northwestern University in Chicago and the Cleveland Clinic Foundation in Cleveland, extracts cardiac motion information from MRI data, according to the Malvern, PA-based vendor.
This avoids the difficulties of obtaining a reliable ECG signal inside the high magnetic field of an MR scanner, Siemens said. The company said it also planned to extend the technology to respiratory gating for the elimination of patient breath-holding during CMR scans, and also to improve the reliability of coronary angiography exams.
By AuntMinnie.com staff writersFebruary 14, 2003
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