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Toshiba scores another VA contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Toshiba America Medical Systems has been awarded a contract to supply its multislice Aquilion CT scanners to Veterans Affairs facilities and other U.S. government agencies worldwide.
June 3, 2002
So you want to start a virtual colonoscopy practice
By Eric Barnes
Building a successful virtual colonoscopy practice requires good equipment, training, and a desire to succeed in a rapidly changing environment. Dr. Matthew Barish has a few ideas.
June 3, 2002
Virtual colonoscopy falls short in multicenter trial
By Eric Barnes
Amid questions about its methodology, the largest virtual colonoscopy trial to date has yielded preliminary data that are far poorer than the results of previous studies. Gastroenterologist Dr. Peter Cotton presented the early results at the Digestive Disease Week meeting.
June 2, 2002
Vendors gear up for emerging VC market
By Eric Barnes
Vendors at the April International Symposium of Virtual Colonoscopy in Boston showed off a crop of increasingly sophisticated products for the VC market. Virtual colonoscopy workstations and software were the main event, but a variety of support products were also on display in the booths.
June 2, 2002
In VC, extracolonic findings offer valuable information at little extra cost
By Eric Barnes
Radiologists often say they're responsible for everything on the film, or more likely these days, everything in the dataset. The claim may be a bit optimistic, but it is an important reminder that incidental findings can save lives. In virtual colonoscopy, such information is proving to be both valuable and cost-effective.
June 2, 2002
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Prepless virtual colonoscopy shows early promise
By Eric Barnes
In hopes of developing a kinder, gentler VC, investigators are looking at alternatives to purgation bowel cleansing, including a partial prep combined with fecal tagging, and automated digital subtraction technology.
June 2, 2002
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Virtual colonoscopy: 2-D vs. 3-D primary read
By Eric Barnes
In the battle between 2-D and 3-D reading of virtual colonoscopy data, the winner won't ever take all. That's because both methods are essential, and each is needed to solve problems in the other. Presenters at the International Symposium of Virtual Colonoscopy discussed the two approaches.
June 2, 2002
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Toward a CRC screening strategy: gastroenterologists take the stage
By Eric Barnes
About 55,000 Americans die each year of colorectal cancer, mostly because fewer than 40% of adults have ever been screened. The medical community faces the challenge of devising a screening strategy that is acceptable to patients, as well as convenient, safe, inexpensive, and accessible.
June 2, 2002
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Future looks bright for virtual colonoscopy
By Eric Barnes
Virtual colonoscopy, it seems, is here to stay. Its accuracy has begun to approach that of traditional colonoscopy, yet with fewer risks and several advantages. With the advent of multidetector CT scanners, better software, and more versatile workstations, VC's diagnostic value has increased steadily.
June 2, 2002
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Pennsylvania takes hard line on self-referral CT screening
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Pennsylvania Physician General Dr. Robert Muscalus and Department of Environmental Protection Secretary David Hess have issued a public advisory against self-referral CT screening exams conducted without the advice of a physician.
May 30, 2002
CMS puts FocalSim into action
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Three-dimensional-treatment planning firm Computerized Medical Systems of St. Louis has reported the first clinical use of its FocalSim PC-based virtual CT simulation software.
May 29, 2002
ECRI reports on multislice CT scanners
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Consulting group ECRI has released the results of tests conducted on four multislice CT scanners in the May issue of Health Devices.
May 29, 2002
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