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E-Z-EM reports record 2004

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Contrast agent and virtual colonoscopy developer E-Z-EM reported record fiscal fourth-quarter net sales of $41.6 million, up 13% compared with the $36.9 million booked in the fourth quarter of 2003 (end-May 31).

July 29, 2004

Study validates cheap and easy method for atherosclerosis screening

By Tracie L. Thompson

A new study has found that aortic atherosclerosis can be accurately predicted by measuring the compliance or stiffness of arteries in a patient's leg -- an approach that could trump CT coronary calcium scanning for identifying subclinical heart disease.

July 29, 2004

AngioDynamics gets nod for Morpheus

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

AngioDynamics has received Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance for its Morpheus CT peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC).

July 28, 2004

Standard-dose no better than low-dose CT for diagnosing appendicitis

There is no significant difference in the accuracy of low-dose versus normal-dose CT for diagnosing acute appendicitis, according to researchers from Erasmus Hospital in Brussels, Belgium.

July 27, 2004

Toshiba debuts 64-slice cardiac CT scanner

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Multimodality vendor Toshiba America Medical Systems has unveiled a 64-slice CT scanner optimized for examination of the coronary arteries.

July 26, 2004

RFCA for afibrillation evolves with MDCT

CT-guided radiofrequency catheter ablation is being performed with increasing frequency to treat recurrent or refractory atrial fibrillation. Dr. Joan Lacomis from the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center offers tips for optimizing preprocedural imaging.

July 22, 2004

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Radiologists install PET/CT despite community opposition

By Tracie L. Thompson

When a committee that includes your three biggest payors recommends against your installing a PET/CT scanner, do you go ahead anyway? The question is one of several raised in connection with events in upstate New York that some say are leading to an "arms race" in imaging.

July 21, 2004

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The mA and kVp of radiation dose

By N. Shivapriya

Small variations can make a big difference when it comes to radiation dose. And as the proliferation of multislice CT scanners raises concerns about increasing radiation dose levels, it’s time to go back to the basics -- mA and kVp -- and find out how to reduce radiation while still creating those nifty diagnostic images.

July 20, 2004

Making the most of your CT scanner

By N. Shivapriya

With multislice CT technology evolving faster than anyone can keep pace or practice with, here is a much-needed primer on how to handle all the different parameters and coax the best performance from your scanner. And of course, whether and when you need all those fancy detector rows.

July 20, 2004

Digital subtraction enhances colonic lesions in MRC

A new digital subtraction technique improves lesion conspicuity in MR colonography, researchers from the University of Essen in Germany reported in a preliminary study. By subtracting the plain from the contrast-enhanced MR colonography data, they hope to improve their ability to detect colorectal polyps and cancer.

July 20, 2004

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AuntMinnie.com CT Radiology Insider

CT-guided radiofrequency catheter ablation is being performed ever more frequently to treat atrial fibrillation (AF), a common cardiac dysrhythmia that is responsible for significant morbidity and mortality among older adults.

July 18, 2004

VC and gastroenterology: friends in need?

Gastroenterologists lack the resources to screen a burgeoning population of eligible fiftysomethings for colorectal cancer, making virtual colonoscopy a logical adjunct, according to Dr. John Bond, chief of gastroenterology at the Minnesota VA Medical Center in Minneapolis. Even if widespread conventional colonoscopy screening were feasible, he said, not all patients would choose it.

July 15, 2004

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