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Calcium boosts death rate in patients with family history
By Eric Barnes
Patients with a family history of coronary heart disease should pay heed to their coronary artery calcium scores to boost their chances of living longer, says a new study of more than 40,000 patients.
April 20, 2011
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MeVis posts mixed results for fiscal 2010
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A stronger service business offset a decrease in new licenses to buoy group revenues for medical imaging software developer MeVis Medical Solutions in its 2010 fiscal year.
April 19, 2011
Good prep is key to effective virtual colonoscopy
By Marty Graham
Good bowel preparation and distention are the two most important steps toward a highly effective virtual colonoscopy exam, according to University of Wisconsin VC providers Dr. Perry Pickhardt and Dr. Louis Hinshaw.
April 19, 2011
Leaders in Imaging: A conversation with Dr. Rebecca Smith-Bindman
By Kate Madden Yee
In the latest interview in our Leaders in Imaging series, Dr. Rebecca Smith-Bindman discusses the need to standardize radiation doses, particularly for advanced imaging procedures such as CT.
April 18, 2011
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FDA clears Hitachi's 64-slice CT
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Hitachi Medical Systems America announced it has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its Scenaria 64-slice CT system.
April 14, 2011
Flat-panel CT superior to chest x-ray for nodule detection
By James Brice
A prototype CT scanner with a flat-panel digital detector outperformed chest digital radiography (DR) in detecting pulmonary nodules, with more than twice the sensitivity of DR, according to Japanese researchers.
April 14, 2011
Surgeons Kinect with PACS; Mad River denouement; breast density bills gain traction in states
By Brian Casey
April 13, 2011
RT in Mad River overdose case loses appeal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A Northern California radiologic technologist (RT) who performed 151 CT scans on a 2-year-old boy in 68 minutes -- resulting in a massive radiation overdose -- has lost her appeal to have her RT license reinstated.
April 13, 2011
Survey finds pediatric head CT protocols differ in Wash.
By Cynthia E. Keen
When a child with a serious head injury is admitted to a hospital in the state of Washington, there's a strong possibility that a CT scan will be ordered. But whether a low radiation dose will be used still remains uncertain, according to a study published in the April issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
April 13, 2011
VC should target rare growths rather than all polyps
By Marty Graham
Virtual colonoscopy is a paradigm shift from traditional optical colonoscopy, and it needs to be used in a way that targets rare cancer-causing polyps, rather than each and every growth in the colon, according to David Kim, an associate professor at the University of Wisconsin.
April 12, 2011
First-reader CAD equals conventional VC CAD paradigm
By Eric Barnes
Computer-aided detection (CAD) used concurrently with the first reading of a virtual colonoscopy study offers diagnostic performance similar to that of the conventional interpretation paradigm, in which CAD is used as a second reader following unassisted interpretation by the radiologist, say researchers in Turin, Italy.
April 11, 2011
Italian VC surveillance patients won't wait
By Eric Barnes
In results that run counter to a U.S. center's experience, Italian patients undergoing virtual colonoscopy screening won't wait three years for surveillance and follow-up of small polyps as an alternative to colonoscopy, according to a new study from the University of Pisa.
April 10, 2011
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