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Radiologists correlate coronary calcium with other CVD markers
By Eric Barnes
When is CT calcium screening most clearly indicated, and when might calcium assessment with CT be less informative? At the 2004 European Congress of Radiology in Vienna, investigators from Spain examined these questions in a study of 152 asymptomatic patients who were self-referred for cardiovascular disease risk.
April 5, 2004
Philips installs first Brilliance unit in U.S.
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Philips Medical Systems has installed its Brilliance CT 40-slice system at Indiana University Hospital in Indianapolis.
April 4, 2004
Voxar adds to client list
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Three-dimensional-software developer Voxar has sold a license for its Voxar Colonscreen software to Great Basin Imaging of Carson City, NV.
April 4, 2004
Ten years along, MDCT speeds the need for PACS
By Tracie L. Thompson
LAKE TAHOE, NV - To take full advantage of multidetector CT, a radiology department needs capabilities that come only with PACS. And to do PACS right, you might have to skip a perfect ski day to learn from the experiences of others.
April 4, 2004
GE hits Discovery ST milestone
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare has installed its 100th Discovery ST PET/CT system, which began shipping eight months ago.
March 31, 2004
CT scores bit part in latest Jim Carrey film
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The title may be obscure (it's a line from an Alexander Pope poem), but imaging professionals will definitely recognize one element in the new movie, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind: CT scans.
March 31, 2004
Philips expands Lenox Hill partnership, debuts SPECT/CT preclinical research unit
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Philips Medical Systems and Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City have signed a two-year research agreement to co-develop cardiovascular interventional technologies.
March 30, 2004
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
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