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Links to AuntMinnie.com Cardiac Imaging Teaching Files
The following are links to selected AuntMinnie.com Teaching Files involving the use of cardiac imaging.
February 29, 2004
PET/CT brings added value to pediatric oncology
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
The benefits of fusion imaging with PET/CT continue to unfold. In a recent study of pediatric oncology patients at the University of California, Los Angeles Medical Center, the modality demonstrated its capabilities in a head-to-head comparison with PET alone.
February 26, 2004
CT-guided pre-radiation capecitabine leads to high response rate
By Edward Susman
Chemotherapy prior to radiation shrank tumors sufficiently to allow doctors to perform curative surgery as well as sphincter-sparing procedures, according to a presentation at the 2004 Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium in San Francisco.
February 24, 2004
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Toshiba installs first Aquilion 32 CFX in U.S.
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Toshiba America Medical Systems has installed its first Aquilion 32 CFX 32-slice CT scanner in the U.S.
February 23, 2004
MR colonography group favors dark-lumen technique, air- versus water-based distension
By Eric Barnes
The German researchers who pioneered MR colonography (MRC) have been expanding their evaluation of the dark-lumen imaging technique they conceived in 2001. In two newly published articles, the radiologists from University Hospital in Essen discussed the efficacy of dark-lumen imaging, and investigated the effect on the technique of air versus water as a contrast agent.
February 23, 2004
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E-Z-EM debuts double-barrel CT injector
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Virtual colonoscopy and contrast developer E-Z-EM has released EmpowerCTA, a double-barrel CT injector that can inject a saline chase following a contrast bolus. It can also aid in the detection of extravasations, according to the Lake Success, NY-based firm.
February 22, 2004
CT tracks liver involvement in HTT
By Radiology Review
(Radiology Review) CT assessment of liver involvement in hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) is important because of high occurrence and the risk of serious complications, according to a study published in Radiology.
February 19, 2004
Arterial-phase CT finds hepatic fungal infection
By Eric Barnes
Only about 9% of invasive fungal infections of the liver are diagnosed ante-mortem, according to Dr. Ur Metser, a radiology fellow at the University of Toronto. At the 2003 RSNA meeting, he presented a new technique to diagnose infection and pave the way to antifungal therapy in immunocompromised patients.
February 16, 2004
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U.K. rads perform most VC with contrast, but on a limited basis
By Tracie L. Thompson
Virtual colonoscopy may be a hot topic in British healthcare, but a patient’s chances of actually getting the exam through the U.K.'s National Health Service are limited, according to a newly published survey.
February 15, 2004
Vital Images revenues, earnings sag in Q4
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Imaging software provider Vital Images reported fourth-quarter revenues of $5.2 million, down 16.1% compared with the $6.2 million posted a year ago.
February 10, 2004
FDG-PET plus CT fine-tunes ovarian cancer staging
By Shalmali Pal
Adding FDG-PET imaging to CT for ovarian cancer staging can aid in the detection of metastases outside the pelvis -- an important consideration when deciding whether cryoreductive surgery alone will be effective, according to a group from Fukui Medical University in Fukui-ken, Japan.
February 10, 2004
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BodyScan acquires Lifeline Imaging
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Electron-beam tomography services provider BodyScan has purchased diagnostic imaging center operator Lifeline Imaging of Laguna Hills, CA.
February 9, 2004
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