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Siemens logs 1,000th PET sale
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Multimodality vendor Siemens Medical Solutions announced the 1,000th installation of its PET technology this week.
August 30, 2005
CMS approves VC after failed colonoscopy in Midwest
By Eric Barnes
Beginning October 16, Medicare in four Midwestern states will pay for a virtual colonoscopy (CT colonography) exam after diagnostic colonoscopy fails for any reason. The local coverage decision also authorizes an initial VC examination for two indications without the need for initial failed colonoscopy.
August 29, 2005
VC path-planning technique maximizes observable mucosa
By Eric Barnes
The complex shape of the human colon makes manual planning difficult and time-consuming, and traditional path-planning tools can produce significant blind spots. So researchers from South Korea developed a new way of reducing unexamined regions of the colon, based on automated path planning.
August 29, 2005
ECG gating: Worth the dose for some lung indications
By Eric Barnes
Does the diagnostic value of ECG-gated pulmonary images justify the higher radiation dose? The answer is that it does, sometimes, according to Dr. Joseph Schoepf, associate professor of radiology and director of CT research at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston.
August 28, 2005
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Belgian radiologist explores the art of CT
By Brian Casey
August 24, 2005
Scan artist: Radiologist uses CT to reveal mystery of antiquities
By Shalmali Pal
A pre-Columbian jaguar, a Baule head from the Ivory Coast, a Khmer goddess -- these are just some of interventional radiologist Dr. Marc Ghysels' "patients." For Ghysels, the challenge is to make his patients -- also known as works of art -- reveal themselves completely, flaws and all. Three years ago, Ghysels gave up practicing medicine on humans and devoted himself to the radiological study of fine art and antiques.
August 24, 2005
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VC acquisition: Simple steps optimize imaging results
By Eric Barnes
Recent virtual colonoscopy studies are stark proof of the power of acquisition protocols to affect sensitivity, according to a leading VC researcher. When the virtual exam is performed correctly, he said, its accuracy rivals that of conventional colonoscopy. When the protocol is wrong, the results are unacceptable.
August 23, 2005
FDA nod for Cook PICC lines
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional technology developer Cook said it has received marketing clearance from the Food and Drug Administration for all of its polyurethane Turbo-Flo peripherally inserted central venous catheters (PICC) for use with power injectors for delivery of contrast media in CT studies.
August 22, 2005
Chiropractic imaging under Medicare attracts attention
By Tracie L. Thompson
Under a new Medicare policy, radiologists in some states can now be reimbursed for CT and MR scans ordered by chiropractors. However, the American College of Radiology (ACR) has raised caution flags over the concept, and imaging centers elsewhere can run into problems if they submit claims for chiropractic-related imaging.
August 22, 2005
flexScan completes merger
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Whole-body CT services provider flexScan has completed its merger with Fuel Corporation of America, the Mission Viejo, CA-based firm reported.
August 18, 2005
DeJarnette logs dyseCT sales
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
DeJarnette Research Systems said that it has recently concluded sales of its multidetector CT workflow engine, dyseCT, at multiple locations in the U.S.
August 18, 2005
CT venography offers DVT alternative to ultrasound in ICU
By Erik L. Ridley
Indirect CT venography (CTV) and duplex venous sonography turn in similar performance for evaluating acute deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in ICU patients with suspected pulmonary embolism, according to an article in the August American Journal of Roentgenology.
August 18, 2005
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