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BARDA issues radiation drug awards
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A U.S. government agency has issued contracts worth nearly $5 million to two companies that are developing drugs to treat radiation injury.
August 1, 2011
Smoothing algorithm primes CAD for low-dose VC
By Eric Barnes
Boston researchers have come up with a tool to reduce image noise in ultralow-dose virtual colonoscopy, paving the way toward computer-aided detection (CAD) that is compatible with today's ultralow-dose scanning techniques.
August 1, 2011
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High-pitch stent assessment drives down dose
By Eric Barnes
Physicians in Singapore are evaluating stent patency using extremely low radiation doses with the aid of dual-source MDCT, according to a presentation at the recent Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography meeting in Denver.
July 31, 2011
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Quantitative CT links COPD type and severity with flare-ups
By Eric Barnes
CT can detect both the type and severity of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), helping predict which patients will experience exacerbations, according to a new study published online in Radiology.
July 28, 2011
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AuntMinnie.com Virtual Colonoscopy Insider
By Eric Barnes
July 27, 2011
Growth predicted for global imaging market
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The market for diagnostic imaging modalities is expected to grow from $20.7 billion in 2010 to $26.6 billion by 2016, according to a new report published this month by market research company MarketsandMarkets.
July 27, 2011
SCCT announces award recipients
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) has announced the recipients of the Toshiba Young Investigator Award presented at the society's annual meeting.
July 26, 2011
Study argues against colorectal polyp surveillance
By Eric Barnes
French researchers are recommending against polyp surveillance for small colorectal lesions 6 to 9 mm in diameter, according to a new study in the August issue of Digestive and Liver Disease. The relatively high prevalence of advanced dysplasia in 6- to 9-mm lesions at colonoscopy renders the practice inadvisable, they said.
July 26, 2011
GE launches Veo in Canada
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare has introduced its Veo CT image reconstruction technology in Canada for use with its Discovery CT750 HD scanner.
July 25, 2011
Breast displacement reduces dose during CTA
By Kate Madden Yee
Manually displacing breast tissue during coronary CT angiography (CTA) reduces radiation dose to the breast surface by almost a quarter -- and even more if lead shielding is added, according to a study published in the August issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.
July 25, 2011
320-slice cardiac CT yields advantages in the ER
By Eric Barnes
There are significant differences in the way 320-detector-row and 64-detector-row CT scanners perform heart scans of chest pain patients in the emergency room, according to a study presented at the recent Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography meeting in Denver.
July 25, 2011
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AuntMinnie.com CT Insider
By Eric Barnes
July 20, 2011
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