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DeJarnette offers multislice CT software
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
DeJarnette Research Systems of Towson, MD, is set to release software that can break up a consolidated CT study into its component studies automatically.
June 3, 2003
CT-guided lung biopsy cuts time, expense, and risk in kids
By Eric Barnes
At the Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh and the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Dr. Anne Marie Cahill and colleagues have used core and aspirational biopsy techniques successfully in dozens of patients.
June 3, 2003
E-Z-EM to close New York and Puerto Rico operations
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
E-Z-EM said it is planning to close manufacturing operations in San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico and Westbury, NY, in order to cut costs by shifting production to third-party manufacturers.
June 1, 2003
Once again, patients want virtual colonoscopy next time
By Eric Barnes
In perhaps the largest study so far to gauge opinions on colorectal cancer screening methods, virtual colonoscopy won out over both conventional colonoscopy and double-contrast barium enema (DCBE). The study, from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, comes on the heels of similar European results presented in March.
May 29, 2003
GE delivers e-Speed to Edward Heart
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Medical Systems has installed its e-Speed electron beam tomography (EBT) CT scanner at Edward Heart Hospital in Naperville, IL.
May 28, 2003
Whole-body CT picks up renal cell carcinoma in asymptomatic patients
By Paula Moyer
Suspicious renal masses found in asymptomatic patients undergoing whole-body CT are nearly as likely to be malignant as masses in symptomatic patients, according to a presenter at the 2003 American Urological Association meeting in Chicago. Does this prove that whole-body CT is more than just a luxury with unproven benefits?
May 27, 2003
FDG-PET trumps CT for colon cancer staging
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
Results from a recent study show that 18FDG-PET studies are highly accurate in detecting the spread of colon cancer, and should be used for the staging or restaging of patients with the disease. The study also found that PET scans are very useful for evaluating patients with recurrent colon cancer.
May 22, 2003
New approaches aid CT perfusion for ischemia
By Eric Barnes
In 104 patients with suspected brain ischemia, Dr. Martin Petrik and colleagues from the University of Greifswald in Germany used timesaving methods to speed diagnosis and treatment. Meanwhile, a team led by Marcel Quist tested noise-reduction filters and found a winner.
May 22, 2003
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Whole-body CT: Greater than the sum of its parts?
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
SAN ANTONIO - Whole-body CT screening has no lack of detractors. But opposition to whole-body CT screening comes across as senseless given the promising results of CT screening for coronary artery disease, lung cancer, and colon cancer, said Dr. Michael Brant-Zawadzki during a presentation Monday at the Radiology Business Management Association (RBMA) summit.
May 19, 2003
CT perfusion adds value to diagnose of ischemic stroke
By Eric Barnes
CT perfusion imaging can lend enormous value to the diagnosis of ischemic stroke. But time remains a critical component of care, as the benefits of thrombolytic therapy diminish rapidly within a few hours of onset.
May 18, 2003
Spiral CT protocol predicts kidney stone composition
By Jill Stein
Using a ratio of peak attenuation to kidney stone size on spiral CT allows physicians to distinguish predominantly uric acid calculi from predominantly calcium oxalate calculi, according to a presentation at the 2003 American Urological Association meeting in Chicago.
May 18, 2003
CT-guided resection of osteoid osteoma obviates surgery
By Eric Barnes
Faster and cheaper than surgery -- maybe even better than radiofrequency ablation -- a technique for percutaneously extracting lytic bone lesions in young adults has yielded impressive results at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
May 15, 2003
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