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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
By Eric Barnes
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
By Eric Barnes
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
By Brian Casey
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
By Brian Casey
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
By Brian Casey
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
By Brian Casey
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
E-Z-EM sponsors VC CME
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Virtual colonoscopy and contrast developer E-Z-EM of Lake Success, NY, is providing support to several U.S. educational institutions, as well as the European Society of Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Radiology (ESGAR), for 2004 continuing medical education courses in virtual colonoscopy.
March 10, 2004
Siemens debuts CT cardiac risk model
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
NEW ORLEANS - Siemens Medical Solutions of Malvern, PA, is highlighting a new method for using multislice CT in connection with other risk factors to predict the likelihood that a patient will have a future cardiac event. The company is demonstrating the technique at this week's American College of Cardiology meeting.
March 9, 2004
Toshiba touts cardiac advances at ACC
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
NEW ORLEANS - Toshiba America Medical Systems is giving attendees at the American College of Cardiology meeting their first look at several new products the Tustin, CA, vendor has rolled out in the past several months.
March 8, 2004
Sixty-four-slice scanner paces GE's ACC products
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
NEW ORLEANS - GE Healthcare of Waukesha, WI, is using this week's American College of Cardiology meeting to unveil its entrant in the next-generation multislice scanner race -- LightSpeed VCT, a 64-slice scanner.
March 8, 2004
Sixteen-slice scanning extends CT's reach in coronary arteries
By Brian Casey
NEW ORLEANS - Scanning the coronary arteries has long been a tough nut for newer cardiac imaging modalities such as CT and MRI. However, the relentless march of new technology is extending the reach of these modalities into the coronaries, where motion artifacts can confound older scanners.
March 7, 2004
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