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Part IV: Imaging the pediatric patient: CT applications in pediatric imaging
AuntMinnie.com presents the final installment of a four-part white paper on pediatric imaging tips and techniques by radiologic technologist Douglas Clark, who discusses CT dose reduction, imaging protocol, and shares some unusual cases.
May 11, 2004
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SPECT/CT improves bladder cancer staging, management
By Eric Barnes
SAN FRANCISCO - In a poster presentation at this week’s American Urological Association meeting, Dr. Amir Sherif from Uppsala University in Sweden talked with AuntMinnie.com about a new fusion technique that more than doubled the sensitivity of planar lymphoscintigraphy alone.
May 11, 2004
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Siemens releases first images from Sensation 64
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Medical Solutions said it has released the first clinical images from its Somatom Sensation 64 64-slice CT scanner. The images were acquired at Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg in Germany.
May 9, 2004
Voxar releases Colonscreen 2.3
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Three-dimensional-software developer Voxar has released the latest iteration, 2.3, of its CT colonography software, Voxar Colonscreen.
May 6, 2004
Part III: Imaging the pediatric patient: the use of CT in pediatric imaging
CT scanning in the pediatric population presents a unique set of potential problems. Rapid respiratory rate, voluntary motion, and less body fat (you remember those days) all present unique challenges. RT Douglas Clark brings your attention to the to considerations involved in pediatric sedation.
May 6, 2004
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Chest CT protocols reduce dose significantly
By Jerry Ingram
MIAMI BEACH, FL - Currently available technology enables significant reductions in radiation doses for chest CT, according to two studies presented at the American Roentgen Ray Society meeting this week.
May 5, 2004
CT shows lab tests fail to predict pediatric trauma
By Eric Barnes
SAN FRANCISCO - Emergency physicians are often reluctant to scan pediatric trauma patients with CT, in hopes of avoiding excessive radiation exposure. However, two new studies confirm that the battery of lab tests commonly ordered when young patients present to the emergency room fails miserably at predicting injury.
May 5, 2004
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VC provider partners with gastroenterology group
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Virtual colonoscopy services provider Lifetest Imaging has partnered with Nashville Gastroenterology Consultants to provide same-day removal of precancerous polyps detected by virtual colonography, according to the two firms based in Nashville, TN.
May 4, 2004
CTI and Siemens retool PET alliance
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PET developer CTI Molecular Imaging and multimodality vendor Siemens Medical Solutions have signed an agreement to restructure their alliance for the sales and marketing of PET and PET/CT equipment manufactured by CPS Innovations, a Knoxville, TN-based joint venture between the two firms.
May 4, 2004
PET/CT improves noninvasive diagnosis of cardiovascular disease
By Shalmali Pal
MIAMI BEACH, FL - Investigators from Michigan have developed what they consider to be an excellent protocol for a cardiovascular PET/CT exam. They discussed their technique Tuesday at the American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) meeting.
May 4, 2004
Imaging Diagnostic Systems nets UAE sale
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
CT laser mammography developer Imaging Diagnostic Systems has shipped one of its CTLM systems to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates.
May 3, 2004
Use of pediatric head CT growing steadily in emergency departments
By Eric Barnes
SAN FRANCISCO - The use of pediatric head CT for trauma evaluation increased steadily during the 1990s. By the end of the decade, CT was being used in nearly half of all head trauma evaluations, according to a new study based on the National Hospital Ambulatory Care Survey, presented Saturday at the annual meeting of the Pediatric Academic Societies.
May 3, 2004
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