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Financial modeling assesses viability of imaging center venture
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
Imaging centers in the U.S. can be profitable, but the landscape is littered with ventures that have failed to capitalize on current market forces. One element common among imaging center failures is an inadequate analysis of financial factors.
July 13, 2003
Ask questions to optimize MDCT protocols
By Eric Barnes
As the number of detector rows grows, multidetector-row CT is testing radiologists with an ever-increasing number of user-controllable acquisition parameters. Dr. Geoffrey Rubin and Dr. Dominik Fleischmann of Stanford University help put a daunting array of choices into perspective.
July 10, 2003
Virtual colon dissection is promising, if flawed
By Eric Barnes
Dr. Hanno Hoppe and colleagues from Inselspital University Hospital in Bern, Switzerland, used virtual colon dissection software to evaluate virtual colonoscopy studies, comparing the technique to axial viewing and to conventional colonoscopy.
July 8, 2003
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flexScan launches flexPLUS
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Whole-body CT screener flexScan of Mission Viejo, CA, has launched flexPLUS, a corporate benefit initiative for full-body and colonoscopy CT screening.
July 7, 2003
GE, Deus unveil lung cancer CAD unit
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Medical Systems and computer-aided detection developer Deus Technologies have released RapidScreen Digital, a digital lung cancer CAD product.
July 7, 2003
Voxar lands Florida sale
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Three-dimensional-software developer Voxar will be providing its Voxar 3D, Voxar Colonscreen, and Voxar Calscreen software to Community Hospital of New Port Richey, FL.
July 6, 2003
AuntMinnie.com CT Radiology Insider
By Eric Barnes
The growing number of detectors in CT scanners is putting unprecedented diagnostic power in the hands of radiologists. But the multislice machines also offer an increasing array of user-controllable acquisition parameters. Too many choices can make it difficult to determine the best exposure choice for a given patient.
July 6, 2003
CT Insider examines an intuitive approach to MDCT
By Eric Barnes
Dr. Geoffrey Rubin and Dr. Dominik Fleischmann from California's Stanford University have a plan for reducing multislice CT acquisition to a series of four questions. By zeroing in on section thickness, scan speed, radiation dose, and noise, radiologists can reduce the exposure question to its most intuitive elements.
July 6, 2003
Thin-slice CT reveals severe lung abnormalities in SARS patients
By Eric Barnes
Researchers from the Prince of Wales Hospital in Hong Kong examined 24 SARS patients following their discharge from the hospital. With the aid of thin-section CT, they found parenchymal abnormalities in nearly all of them.
July 6, 2003
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Philips enhances product lines, inks contracts
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Philips Medical Systems of Andover, MA, has recently upgraded products in its x-ray, MR, and ultrasound imaging lines.
July 2, 2003
Manmar launches 3-D software for MRI and CT
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Software developer Manmar Technologies of Chennai, India has launched FastVol-3D, a new 3-D visualization application for CT and MRI studies.
July 2, 2003
Viatronix releases new software version
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Virtual colonoscopy developer Viatronix of Stony Brook, NY, has released a new version 1.3 of its V3D-Colon software.
July 1, 2003
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