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DeJarnette, AllHealth join forces
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
DeJarnette Research Systems has signed on a new distribution partner.
January 14, 2004
Capsule endoscopy fares well in small bowel versus CT, barium enema
By Eric Barnes
In the first multimodality assessment of a recently approved wireless capsule endoscopy (CE) system, the technique detected several types of pathologies better than CT and barium enema in patients with suspected small-bowel pathologies who had no evidence of stricture.
January 13, 2004
Foundations laid, CAD technology builds mainstream support
By Kate Madden Yee
Developed more than 30 years ago, computer-aided detection (CAD) technology has continued to evolve as computers have become more powerful. Although clinical applications of the technology have traditionally been limited to mammography, companies are rapidly developing techniques for use with other modalities.
January 12, 2004
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E-Z-EM continues strong growth in 2004 Q2
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
E-Z-EM reported fiscal 2004 second-quarter sales of $36.9 million, up 12% compared with the $32.9 million posted in its 2003 fiscal second quarter.
January 8, 2004
ECRI forecasts growth in cardiovascular CT imaging
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Health services research agency ECRI forecasts that the utilization of noninvasive CT angiography will increase rapidly over the next five years.
January 7, 2004
Eclipse, Centura team up
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Eclipse Medical Imaging (EMI), a provider of refurbished CT and CT simulation systems, has added multivendor service organization Centura X-Ray of Cleveland to its dealer network.
January 6, 2004
Sixteen-slice CTA scanning makes everything better
By Leanne McKnoulty
When it comes to noninvasive vascular imaging, 16-slice CT angiography (CTA) is far superior to V/Q scans, according to a presenter at the 2003 annual Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiology (RANZCR) meeting in Brisbane, Australia.
January 4, 2004
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Lower cardiovascular risk makes virtual colonoscopy safer, study finds
By Eric Barnes
Radiologists who perform virtual colonoscopy often cite its lack of perforation risk as a key advantage over endoscopy. VC is believed to offer other safety advantages as well, particularly in terms of cardiovascular risks. But no one had compared these effects empirically until researchers from London's St. Mark's Hospital decided to give it a go.
December 30, 2003
Philips, PointDx ink deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical software developer PointDx of Winston-Salem, NC, has signed a deal to supply its virtual endoscopy technology to multimodality vendor Philips Medical Systems of Andover, MA.
December 23, 2003
Perfusion CT predicts, measures, thrombolysis benefit after acute stroke
By Eric Barnes
As CT and MRI vie for supremacy in stroke assessment, perfusion CT (PCT) is earning points for its ability to clearly delineate both infarct and penumbra. Radiologists who perform the functional CT test are gaining confidence in their methods -- and are using them increasingly to predict which patients are likely to benefit from thrombolytic therapy.
December 23, 2003
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Results suggest important new cancer staging role for virtual colonoscopy
By Eric Barnes
Beyond screening for colorectal cancer and polyps, virtual colonoscopy could someday play a leading role in cancer staging. A new study from Italy suggests that, for at least the second time this fall, virtual colonoscopy has outperformed its conventional counterpart -- this time in patients with known or suspected colorectal carcinomas.
December 18, 2003
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TMI buys three PET/CT centers in Georgia
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PET/CT imaging center firm Trident Molecular Imaging has acquired three PET/CT centers in Georgia.
December 17, 2003
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