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Slower CT may be better in cardiac PET/CT

By Jonathan S. Batchelor

ORLANDO, FL - Too-rapid CT image acquisition in PET/CT could cause misregistrations between the CT data and PET emission data, potentially leading to incorrect diagnoses, according to a study presented Tuesday at the Academy of Molecular Imaging conference.

March 30, 2004

PET/CT shows restaging power for head and neck tumors

By Jonathan S. Batchelor

ORLANDO, FL - In a presentation Monday at the Academy of Molecular Imaging conference, researchers from the University of Alabama Medical Center in Birmingham discussed their retrospective analysis of 52 patients with head and neck carcinoma using PET/CT, determining its impact on therapy for patients.

March 29, 2004

Toshiba highlights SureFluoro technology

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Toshiba America Medical Systems is showcasing its Aquilion 32 CT scanner equipped with SureFluoro automated scan technology at this week’s annual scientific meeting of the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) in Phoenix.

March 28, 2004

Patients shape up after viewing CT scans of their own blocked arteries

By Jerry Ingram

Any old picture may be worth a thousand words, but a CT image of a coronary artery calcification (CAC) may be worth a thousand lives: Confronting patients with scans of their arterial blockages could inspire a radical change in lifestyle, as well as better compliance to a treatment regimen, according to a study presented at the recent American College of Cardiology meeting in New Orleans.

March 23, 2004

SightLine gets FDA approval

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Endoscopic system developer SightLine Technologies of Haifa, Israel, has received Food and Drug Administration marketing clearance for its ColonoSight system.

March 22, 2004

Coronary MS CTA quantifies LV function adequately

By Radiology Review

(Radiology Review) The value of different image reconstruction algorithms for assessment of left ventricular (LV) function using multislice CT (MSCT) recently was evaluated by radiologists at Aachen University of Technology in Germany.

March 22, 2004

MDCT pulmonary angiogram rules out PE for months

A negative chest CT scan correlates with a very low risk of pulmonary embolism in subsequent months, according to researchers from Ireland. In a study published in the American Journal of Roentgenology, radiologists from the Mater Misericordiae Hospital in Dublin also found that MDCT pulmonary angiography determined the underlying causes of patients' signs and symptoms most of the time.

March 21, 2004

VC researchers push for study quality, consistency

In a recent editorial published in Radiology, Dr. Abraham Dachman from the University of Chicago and Dr. Michael Zalis from Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston present their case for improved standardization of virtual colonoscopy study and reporting methods.

March 16, 2004

MSCT beats x-ray in diagnosing TKA osteolysis

SAN FRANCISCO - These days, it seems that just about everything is better with multislice CT. In orthopedic imaging, multislice CT is proving more effective than conventional radiography in finding lesions caused by osteolysis that result as a complication of total knee arthroscopy, according to a presentation Friday at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) meeting.

March 14, 2004

LTMG group explores virtual colonoscopy for TB

In western countries, virtual colonoscopy has piqued interest as a means of detecting colon cancer less invasively than endoscopy-based methods such as colonoscopy. It could play that role as well in India, but VC could also have other applications, such as the detection of tuberculosis, according to a group from LTMG Hospital and Medical College in Mumbai.

March 11, 2004

Hyderabad native son provides overview of cardiac imaging

U.S. radiologist Dr. Gautham Reddy returned to the city of his birth -- Hyderabad -- to provide IRIA attendees with an overview of the latest techniques in cardiac imaging with MRI and CT.

March 11, 2004

Mobile CT hits the road in India

Mobile imaging is a big business in developed countries, where mobile CT, MRI, and even PET are seen as an economical way to bring imaging services to underserved areas. But sending scanners on the road has taken longer to catch on in developing nations due to various factors, such as the poor condition of roads in many countries.

March 11, 2004

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