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Whole-body CT preferred to chest x-ray, ultrasound in trauma patients
By Leslie Farnsworth
Standardized whole-body CT performed immediately after resuscitation in trauma patients provides better results than a targeted approach using CT, x-ray, or ultrasound, according to a study presented at the 2001 RSNA meeting.
January 20, 2002
Reversed head CT film leads to wrong-site surgery
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A surgeon operated on the wrong side of a patient's head after a CT scan was placed backwards on the lightbox, Rhode Island's Providence Journal reported Wednesday.
January 16, 2002
E-Z-EM revenues climb in Q2
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
E-Z-EM reported fiscal second-quarter net sales of $30.6 million, up 14.6% compared with the $26.7 million last year.
January 15, 2002
Researchers quantify blood chemistry's effects on CT attenuation
By Eric Barnes
The relative attenuation of cerebral vascular structures in CT helps radiologists diagnose a variety of problems, such as hematoma, thrombosis, and ischemia. At the 2001 RSNA meeting, Dr. Damon DeTeso from the New England Medical Center in Boston presented a study of 28 patients who underwent head CT along with a blood profile.
January 15, 2002
Multislice scanning cuts radiation dose in CT colonography
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
Using a multidetector-row CT system, researchers from New York University’s School of Medicine have devised a technique for lowering radiation dose and speeding acquisition times in CT colonography.
January 9, 2002
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Stroke strategy improves outcomes, cuts costs
By Leslie Farnsworth
For patients with emergent ischemic stroke symptoms, applying the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) evaluation and treatment strategy can improve outcomes and decrease costs, according to a study presented at the 2001 RSNA meeting in Chicago.
January 8, 2002
CT calcium scoring works, but what does it mean?
By Eric Barnes
Researchers from Israel examined the different characteristics of coronary calcification in patients with acute vs. chronic coronary events. They found that patients with the highest calcium scores had fewer acute coronary events than those with less calcified plaque.
January 7, 2002
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PointDx sues Voxar
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PointDx has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Scottish 3-D firm Voxar in a U.S. district court.
January 2, 2002
New CAD technique improves CT colonography
By Eric Barnes
At the 2001 RSNA meeting, researchers addressed current challenges in CT colonography, including the need to reduce interpretation time and false-positive results. A new two-pass CAD scheme takes aim at both.
December 20, 2001
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Viatronix gets FDA OK for calcium scoring
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Three-dimensional-software developer Viatronix has received Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance for its V3D-Calcium Scoring software.
December 20, 2001
GE completes Imatron acquisition
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Medical Systems of Waukesha, WI, has completed its purchase of electron beam CT developer Imatron of South San Francisco, CA.
December 19, 2001
PointDx inks licensing deal with GE
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PointDx has signed an agreement with GE Medical Systems for the licensing of the Winston-Salem, NC-based vendor's virtual endoscopy technology.
December 13, 2001
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