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CTA serves as sole pre-op imaging for AAA endograft patients
By Shalmali Pal
SALT LAKE CITY - Interventional radiologists at the UT-Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas are relying almost exclusively on CT angiography assessment of patients with abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) prior to performing endografts. Dr. Bart Dolmatch presented his group’s work Saturday at the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) meeting.
March 29, 2003
Gastric bypass battles bulge, but patients pose imaging challenge
By Deborah R. Dakins
As obesity becomes a national health issue in the U.S., a growing number of Americans are turning to surgery as a way to battle their bulge. But gastric bypass, one of the fastest-growing surgeries at U.S. hospitals today, poses multiple challenges for radiologists and technologists performing postprocedural imaging to detect complications.
March 26, 2003
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Hong Kong hospital posts SARS protocol
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A Hong Kong hospital that has treated patients suffering from severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) has posted images and a diagnosis protocol on its Web site.
March 24, 2003
E-Z-EM closes deal with MAGNET
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Mid-Atlantic Group Network of Shared Services (MAGNET) has signed a three-year contract with virtual colonoscopy and contrast developer E-Z-EM of Lake Success, NY, making it the provider of virtual colonoscopy equipment and CT injector systems to MAGNET’s network of healthcare providers.
March 18, 2003
Meta-analysis of virtual colonoscopy studies yields promising results
By Eric Barnes
The results of several large multicenter trials in virtual colonoscopy will have to be completed before the technique can be considered a true alternative to conventional colonoscopy. But a group of researchers from Harvard Medical School in Boston couldn't wait, so they analyzed the existing literature in an effort to produce the next best thing.
March 18, 2003
Radiologists’ skills crucial in event of bioterrorist attack
By Kate Madden Yee
Radiologists will play crucial roles in diagnosing and treating illnesses caused by biological agents, particularly inhalational anthrax, which manifests specific symptoms on chest x-rays and CT scans, according to an article in the latest issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology
March 13, 2003
Analogic posts record Q2
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Imaging technology developer Analogic reported record revenue of $160.5 million in its second quarter, up 121% from the $72.6 million reported in the second quarter a year ago. For the period (end-January 31, 2003), the Peabody, MA-based vendor had record net income of $21.2 million, compared with a net income of $605,000 last year.
March 11, 2003
Electronic CO2 insufflation beats air in virtual colonoscopy
By Eric Barnes
In one of the first studies of automated colonic insufflation, researchers from the University of California, San Francisco, found that electronically administered CO2 offers significantly better distension than manually administered room air, especially when the patient is supine.
March 11, 2003
Standard, low-dose CT calcium screening yield equivalent results
By Eric Barnes
VIENNA - The radiation dose from multidetector-row CT calcium screening can be significantly reduced without affecting the detection and quantification of coronary calcium, according to a study presented Monday at the European Congress of Radiology.
March 9, 2003
German radiologists assess performance of PET-CT
By Brian Casey
VIENNA - Fusion PET-CT scanners offer a powerful combination of functional and anatomical data that can give radiologists precise information on tumor location and stage. But MRI still has a strong role to play in oncology imaging, according to German researchers at this week's European Congress of Radiology.
March 9, 2003
Toshiba builds Aquilion line at ECR
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
VIENNA - Toshiba Medical Systems is showing two new additions to its Aquilion multislice CT line at this week's European Congress of Radiology.
March 9, 2003
AccuImage gets FDA nod for PrimeLung
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The program features a set of integrated modules, including one that provides 2-D and 3-D navigation and visualization tools.
March 9, 2003
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