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CORE 64: Calcium impedes per-segment diagnosis at CCTA
By Eric Barnes
Does the presence of heavy calcification hinder diagnosis with coronary CT angiography (CCTA)? It surely does, and the more calcium per segment, the greater the inaccuracy, concludes a study in the October issue of Radiology that analyzed data from the recent CORE 64 study.
September 25, 2011
ACR to host IT, radiation dose forum
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology (ACR) will hold its first annual ACR Imaging Informatics Summit and Dose Monitoring Forum on November 3 and 4.
September 22, 2011
Synchrotron scanning offers clues to human brain evolution
By Nicole Pettit
New techniques in synchrotron x-ray imaging have given researchers a surprising glimpse into our collective past: An international group has obtained detailed information about the brain structure of Australopithecus sediba, a new species thought by some to be the true ancestor to modern humans.
September 22, 2011
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CCTA shows how even mild plaque boosts cardiac risk
By Eric Barnes
Asymptomatic adults with a low Framingham risk score and nonsignificant coronary artery disease still face a higher risk of death and adverse events if mild coronary artery plaque is present at coronary CT angiography (CCTA), according to a study from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.
September 22, 2011
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AuntMinnie.com Virtual Colonoscopy Insider
By Eric Barnes
September 21, 2011
CT fluoro doses can be lowered for spine exams
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
While the radiation dose for a CT fluoroscopy exam is about half the dose required for conventional fluoroscopy to guide epidural steroid injections, it's four times more than conventional fluoroscopy when a full lumbar spine planning CT scan is performed as part of the CT-guided procedure, according to a study published in the October issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.
September 21, 2011
GE gets FDA nod for Veo CT dose algorithm
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its Veo CT dose reduction technology.
September 19, 2011
Thrall: Healthcare IT can help rads tackle radiation exposure
By Cynthia E. Keen
NEW YORK CITY - Concern about radiation dose from medical imaging exams makes it imperative that radiologists proactively find ways to keep dose exposure to a minimum -- and healthcare IT can help, according to Dr. James H. Thrall, who spoke on the topic this week at the New York Medical Imaging Informatics Symposium.
September 19, 2011
Simple CT method gauges treatment response
By Eric Barnes
A simple threshold-based CT technique may be more accurate than traditional methods of assessing response to targeted therapies in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma, according to researchers from Boston.
September 19, 2011
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AuntMinnie.com CT Insider
By Eric Barnes
September 14, 2011
Toshiba donates Aquilion CT to Kenyan hospital
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Toshiba America Medical Systems said it has donated and installed a refurbished Aquilion 4 CT system at a Kenyan hospital.
September 14, 2011
Mirada inks deal with clinical trial firm
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical imaging software developer Mirada Medical has signed an agreement with clinical trial support firm ABX-CRO that will allow the company to use Mirada's multimodality imaging applications for clinical trials in oncology and the neurosciences.
September 14, 2011
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