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GE uses ECR as CT launch pad

VIENNA - GE Medical Systems is using this week's European Congress of Radiology to debut new CT scanners throughout its product line. In addition to featuring its CT systems, the company is also showcasing the latest EBCT developments from its GE Imatron subsidiary.

March 1, 2002

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In elderly, coronary calcium is strongest predictor of mortality

VIENNA - Researchers from University of Groningen Hospital in The Netherlands found that coronary calcium is a strong predictor of mortality that is independent of other cardiovascular risk factors. They presented their results Friday at the 2002 ECR meeting.

February 28, 2002

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Siemens to outfit Hamot Medical Center

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Siemens Medical Solutions has signed a 10-year agreement to supply Hamot Medical Center in Erie, PA.

February 26, 2002

Scenes from the Polyclinic: midfoot dislocation

SALT LAKE CITY - Many Winter Olympic sports involve breathtaking, high-flying maneuvers such as freestyle aerial skiing. It was one of these moves, unfortunately, that resulted in a midfoot fracture-dislocation, including a navicular fracture and dislocation between the lateral cuneiform and the cuboid.

February 21, 2002

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Report: Multislice scanners drive CT growth

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The U.S. CT market generated almost $1.3 billion in revenues in 2001, and will grow to over $2.3 billion by 2008, according to a report published by market research firm Frost & Sullivan.

February 20, 2002

Viatronix gets CE Mark

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Viatronix, a 3-D medical imaging software developer, has received the CE Mark for its V3D-Colon virtual colonoscopy system.

February 14, 2002

Analogic hires Weaver

Analogic has hired Lonnie Weaver as director of business development, CT applications.

February 13, 2002

UPCI launches spiral CT lung cancer trial

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute are launching a multiyear trial to evaluate the efficacy of spiral CT as a lung cancer screening tool.

February 12, 2002

Compared to cardiac EBCT, multislice dose packs a wallop

By Leslie Farnsworth

Multislice scanning is enabling CT to take off in new directions, such as cardiac imaging. But the extra functionality comes at a price. MSCT provides up to seven times the radiation dose of electron beam CT (EBCT), yet offers only moderately better spatial resolution, according to German radiologists.

February 5, 2002

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New protective devices shield interventional radiologists

By Kate Madden Yee

As injuries due to radiation exposure from fluoroscopy have increased, physicians have been exploring technologies that might better protect the radiologists who do the procedures. Japanese researchers report successful dose reduction with instant intervention devices.

February 4, 2002

Imaging explores link between kidney failure and atherosclerosis

A study by researchers at the University of Heidelberg in Germany offers a rare glimpse into the vascular pathology of young adults with childhood-onset renal failure. Using multidetector-row CT and high-resolution ultrasound, the researchers shed new light on recent hypotheses that seek to explain the mechanisms by which chronic uremia leads to atherosclerosis.

January 27, 2002

CT, CAD techniques improve lung nodule detection

By Leslie Farnsworth

Two presentations at the 2001 RSNA meeting touted the benefits of multidetector-row CT for the detection of pulmonary nodules. A German group compared MDCT slice thickness to diagnostic accuracy, while researchers from New York City tested a computer-aided detection system for examining pulmonary abnormalities.

January 24, 2002

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