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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
EBCT community loses a King
One of CT's pioneers has succumbed to colon cancer. David King, who was the lead engineer working with Sir Godfrey Hounsfield on the development of the first CT scanner, died of colon cancer April 24.
April 29, 2004
Mass-based CT calcium scoring leaves room for dose reduction
By Eric Barnes
A study from Harvard Medical School in Boston and the University of Aachen in Germany found substantial opportunities for dose reduction in CT coronary artery calcium scoring, particularly among smaller patients, and especially when calcium mass measurements are used instead of Agatston or volume scoring.
April 29, 2004
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CPT codes and the politics of virtual colonoscopy
By Eric Barnes
It is a bumpy ride, to be sure, but virtual colonoscopy is making steady progress toward the Holy Grail of any new medical test in the U.S.: Medicare reimbursement. The issuance of temporary CPT codes for virtual colonoscopy earlier this year is a major step forward on a political path that has been as tortuous as any colon.
April 29, 2004
CAD gets role in new ELCAP lung study
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection will play a major role in a new study on using CT for lung cancer screening starting in June.
April 28, 2004
CT prevents prosthesis fit that’s bad to the bone
By Shalmali Pal
Canadian orthopedists from London Health Sciences Centre at the University of Western Ontario turned to CT for assessing the bone-prosthesis contact in cementless acetabular cup coverage.
April 27, 2004
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Viatronix gets OK for virtual colonoscopy unit
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Three-dimensional-software developer Viatronix has received Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance for its V3D-Colon system.
April 25, 2004
AuntMinnie.com CT Radiology Insider
By Eric Barnes
Radiologists are honing in on the secrets of CT coronary calcium scoring. This is the decade, after all, when researchers vowed to make more sense of calcium’s role in both cardiac risk and patient management. And while hundreds of coronary calcium studies on the books make a solid starting point, new technologies and creative study design are providing new levels of answers.
April 25, 2004
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