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Lowering CT dose yields usable results in renal colic
By Shalmali Pal
Even after slashing the radiation dose by half, Canadian investigators were still able to obtain high-quality CT images in patients with renal colic. Dr. James Bell, an abdominal imaging fellow at Vancouver General Hospital in British Columbia, led a study that tested reduced-dose CT in this population.
May 23, 2002
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Policy clarifies imaging risks for pregnant women
By Shalmali Pal
A formal policy for imaging pregnant patients with ionizing radiation has helped the University of Iowa Hospitals balance the benefits and risks of the exams. It has also enhanced overall communication between patients and doctors.
May 14, 2002
FDG-PET results keep colorectal cancer patients out of the OR
By Shalmali Pal
With a relapse rate as high as 40%, colorectal cancer patients clearly need better preoperative assessment. Australian researchers investigated whether FDG-PET could be the modality to pick up where conventional imaging, and CT in particular, leaves off.
May 6, 2002
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Viatronix, Tenet ink virtual colonoscopy deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Santa Barbara, CA-based Tenet Healthcare and 3-D-software developer Viatronix have signed a preferred-vendor agreement.
May 5, 2002
Hitachi to leap into U.S. multislice CT market
A leader in the low- to mid-field MRI market, Hitachi Medical Systems America of Twinsburg, OH, is laying plans to enter the highly competitive U.S. multislice CT arena next year.
April 30, 2002
Siemens brings Smile to U.S.
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Medical Solutions of Iselin, NJ, has completed the first U.S. installation of its single-slice Somatom Smile CT scanner, at the Cleveland Clinic Lorain Family Health and Surgery Center in Lorain, OH.
April 30, 2002
Siemens reports fast CT-PET scans
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Hong Kong Baptist Hospital has produced a registered, combined CT-PET oncological image in under 20 minutes, according to Siemens Medical Solutions, which manufactured the Biograph hybrid CT-PET LSO scanner used to create the image.
April 24, 2002
FDA clears Viatronix virtual colonoscopy product
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Another virtual colonoscopy product joins the field with the Food and Drug Administration’s clearance of the V3D-Colon hardware and software package from Viatronix.
April 18, 2002
E-Z-EM revenues, earnings grow in Q3
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Virtual colonoscopy developer E-Z-EM reported fiscal third-quarter net sales of $30.6 million, up 10.5% compared with the $27.8 million posted in the 2001 fiscal third quarter.
April 15, 2002
Hopkins docs pursue robotic CT-guided biopsy
BALTIMORE - A robotic biopsy needle paired with CT can accurately biopsy patients with a variety of cancerous lesions. It can also help avoid multiple needle sticks and reduce radiation exposure, according to research presented Tuesday at the Society of Interventional Radiology.
April 9, 2002
Virtual colonoscopy: to contrast, or not to contrast
By Eric Barnes
BOSTON - Here's the question: If virtual colonoscopy is already expensive, is it nobler to keep it as cheap as possible? Or to take arms against missed cancers by adding contrast, and by so doing increase the cost and complexity of the procedure? At the International Symposium on Virtual Colonoscopy, two researchers offered opposing views of intravenous contrast enhancement.
April 9, 2002
CT: A market revitalized and redefined
By Frost & Sullivan
On all counts, the CT market has evolved. Whether it's evaluated from the perspective of size, technology, target markets, or competitors, the CT industry has completely redefined itself. Monali Patel of Frost & Sullivan explains the evolution of CT.
April 4, 2002
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