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Vital Images releases new Vitrea version

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Three-dimensional-software developer Vital Images has released version 3.2 of its Vitrea 2 3-D visualization and analysis software for CT and MR image data.

February 4, 2003

Given Imaging adds Blue Shield to payor list

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Video capsule manufacturer Given Imaging of Yoqneam, Israel has received coverage from Blue Shield of California for use of its M2A capsule endoscope.

February 3, 2003

Studies cast doubt on low-level radiation dangers

Are the risks of low-dose radiation exposure being overestimated? It’s a tantalizing idea, and one that's gaining attention as some imaging proponents look for ways to counter criticism of techniques such as whole-body CT screening.

January 29, 2003

CT does just about everything in pre-op AAA evaluation

By Edward Susman

MIAMI BEACH, FL - Interventional radiologists at the International Symposium on Endovascular Therapy are touting CT angiography (CTA) as a sufficient stand-alone modality for evaluating patients for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) therapy.

January 21, 2003

German group optimizes barium-sulfate tagging in MR colonography

In an effort to make MR virtual colonoscopy easier for patients, Dr. Thomas Lauenstein and colleagues from University Hospital in Essen, Germany, have been experimenting with barium fecal-tagging techniques that enable MRC to be performed without purgative bowel cleansing.

January 21, 2003

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GE Medical sales, profit climb

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

GE Medical Systems turned in a record 2002, reporting revenues of $8.955 billion.

January 19, 2003

E-Z-EM posts positive Q2

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Virtual colonoscopy and contrast developer E-Z-EM reported fiscal 2003 second-quarter sales of $32.9 million, up 8% compared with the $30.6 million posted in its 2002 fiscal second quarter.

January 14, 2003

Workflow issues key in virtual colonoscopy

At a screening symposium in Boston, Dr. Alec Megibow from New York University addressed the most important workflow issues surrounding virtual colonoscopy services.

January 14, 2003

Lung cancer screening not cost-effective, say Johns Hopkins researchers

CT's value as a lung cancer screening tool may be outweighed by the potential risk of evaluating nodules that turn out to be benign, according to researchers from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore.

January 13, 2003

In a screening population, virtual colonoscopy finds significant polyps

Will virtual colonoscopy perform as well in a screening population as it does in high-risk patients? At the 2002 RSNA meeting, Dr. Michael Macari presented one of the first studies to evaluate the CT technique in subjects with a lower incidence of disease.

January 6, 2003

Self-referred screening patients are far less likely to find abnormal results

Radiologists play a key role in steering the right patients into CT screening -- and the wrong patients away from it -- according to researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles.

January 2, 2003

PointDx, E-Z-EM ink license agreement

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Virtual colonoscopy and contrast firm E-Z-EM has signed a technology license agreement with virtual endoscopy and structured reporting developer PointDx.

January 1, 2003

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