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GE debuts Infinia Hawkeye
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Medical Systems introduced its Infinia Hawkeye SPECT/CT system at the annual meeting of the Society of Nuclear Medicine.
June 22, 2003
Morning Star Molecular Imaging launches operations
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
NEW ORLEANS - Sarasota, FL-based startup Morning Star Molecular Imaging is set to open PET/CT centers in Georgia, Florida, and Colorado by year’s end.
June 22, 2003
First Gemini install for Philips
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Philips Medical Systems has completed the first installation of its Gemini PET/CT system.
June 19, 2003
IDSI PMA judged suitable for filing
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
CT laser mammography developer Imaging Diagnostic Systems has been notified by the Food and Drug Administration that an initial review of its pre-market approval (PMA) application for its CT breast imaging system has been judged to be suitable for filing.
June 17, 2003
US, MRI challenge CT for classifying renal cell carcinoma
By Shalmali Pal
Researchers from St. Elizabeth’s Health Center in Youngstown, OH, reported that contrast-enhanced ultrasound offered several advantages over CT in pinpointing indeterminate masses. Meanwhile, a group from New York University Medical Center in New York City compared CT and MRI for lesion upgrading and patient management.
June 16, 2003
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Calcium mass measures coronary calcium best
By Eric Barnes
When it comes to gauging calcium in the coronary arteries, calcium mass is more accurate, less variable, and more reproducible than volume or Agatston-score measurements, according to researchers from the Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology in St. Louis.
June 16, 2003
Virtual colonoscopy useful in some children
By Eric Barnes
Virtual colonoscopy is almost always performed in adults over 40, the population in which most colorectal polyps and cancers occur. But there are times when virtual colonoscopy might make sense for children and young adults, too. Researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston found excellent sensitivity and tolerance for the exam.
June 12, 2003
Analogic sales, income climb in Q3
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Analogic reported third-quarter revenues of $100.3 million, up 38% compared with the $72.9 million posted in the same period last year.
June 11, 2003
Single-slice MR assesses overweight youth, meaning CT could too
By Eric Barnes
Imaging could play a role in addressing juvenile obesity, according to researchers from Cincinnati Children's Hospital. Assessing the type of abdominal fat young people are putting on could aid in risk assessment, and ultimately help prevent the development of obesity-related disease.
June 11, 2003
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Viatronix, Shimadzu join forces on 3-D project
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Imaging software developer Viatronix has teamed up with Shimadzu Medical Systems of Kyoto, Japan, to develop a custom 3-D visualization module for Shimadzu's 3-D angiography system, and to market Viatronix products jointly.
June 8, 2003
AuntMinnie's Virtual Colonoscopy Radiology Insider
By Eric Barnes
Most virtual colonoscopy studies have been performed in adults, but there may be times when the procedure is appropriate for children: for example, patients with juvenile polyposis who must be monitored frequently for signs of recurrence.
June 8, 2003
No size, grade correlation seen in enhancement of colorectal cancer
By Eric Barnes
Researchers from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston found that enhancement of colorectal masses in virtual colonoscopy correlated poorly with the degree of differentiation, although grade 1 adenomas did enhance less than lesions grade 2 and higher.
June 8, 2003
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