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Radiologists offer new guidance on reducing CT radiation dose
By Tracie L. Thompson
CT procedures are the only area in diagnostic radiology in which doses have gone up instead of down in the past few decades. Multiple reports in Radiology and the American Journal of Roentgenology discuss the balance of technological and clinical advances in CT and patient safety.
August 13, 2003
E-Z-EM notches record 2003
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Contrast agent developer E-Z-EM reported record sales of $133.2 million in fiscal 2003, up 9% compared with the $122.1 million booked in fiscal 2002.
August 12, 2003
Virtual colonoscopy study results disappointing
By Eric Barnes
One of the first large virtual colonoscopy studies to be performed entirely in a screening population yielded lower-than-expected sensitivity for the detection of colorectal lesions, according to a paper in the August issue of Gastroenterology.
August 12, 2003
Caelum scores NCI grants
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection (CAD) developer Caelum Research of Rockville, MD, has received two National Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grants from the National Cancer Institute.
August 11, 2003
Philips debuts AcQSim3
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Philips Medical Systems has released AcQSim3, a new version of the Andover, MA-based vendor’s CT simulation workstation.
August 11, 2003
Coronary calcium scan gains ground as prognostic tool
By Eric Barnes
Why do coronary calcium screening at all? It’s an appropriate question to ask Dr. Jerome Breen, a radiologist from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. Breen led the quest for an answer at the 2003 Symposium on Multidetector-Row CT in San Francisco.
August 5, 2003
Toshiba upgrades its four-slice CT unit
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Toshiba America Medical Systems is introducing Aquilion Super 4, a new version of its Aquilion four-slice CT scanner.
August 4, 2003
Virtual colonoscopy features help distinguish diverticular disease from polyps and tumors
By Eric Barnes
Diverticular disease presents real challenges for virtual colonoscopy providers. A group from Stedelijk Ziekenhuis in Belgium conducted a study of 160 patients with diverticular disease who underwent both virtual and conventional colonoscopy on the same day.
July 31, 2003
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Pre-operative CT best suited for atypical cases of kiddie appendicitis
(Radiology Review) Does preoperative CT increase diagnostic accuracy in children suspected of having acute appendicitis? Pediatric surgeons from Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, recently raised this question in the Journal of Pediatric Surgery.
July 31, 2003
Shared Medical Services adds Discovery ST Mobile
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Mobile imaging provider Shared Medical Services has taken delivery of the first mobile configuration of Waukesha, WI-based GE Medical Systems' Discovery ST integrated PET/CT system.
July 29, 2003
AmeriScan offers franchises
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Body imaging firm AmeriScan is offering franchise opportunities to providers interested in screening services such as whole-body CT, virtual colonoscopy, and MR breast and prostate cancer imaging.
July 28, 2003
CT arterioportography plus DSA aids cancer detection in cirrhotic patients
By Tracie L. Thompson
Detecting hepatocellular carcinoma in the context of cirrhosis has always been challenging, as the latter disease causes liver lesions that mimic the former. A paper in the American Journal of Roentgenology proposes using CT arterioportography plus digital subtraction angiography for the most accurate information.
July 28, 2003
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