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CT illuminates mysteries of LAM
By Eric Barnes
SAN FRANCISCO - Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) is a giant word for a medical enigma. A rare multisystem disorder that strikes only premenopausal women, LAM isn't cancer but can be just as deadly. There's no cure yet, but CT is helping doctors answer some critical questions.
May 22, 2001
FDA's radiation concerns may lead to dose displays for scanners
By Robert Bruce
With radiation exposure becoming a public issue in the U.S., the Food and Drug Administration is developing regulations that will require dosage monitoring displays on all new imaging scanners that emit ionizing radiation.
May 21, 2001
E-Z-EM debuts Varibar for imaging of swallowing
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
E-Z-EM has introduced Varibar, a family of contrast formulations designed specifically for fluoroscopic examination of the swallowing process.
May 21, 2001
Nucletron software receives 510(k) clearance
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation-therapy vendor Nucletron received FDA clearance to market the newest iterations of its stereotactic planning software and multimodality image fusion software for radiation therapy planning.
May 21, 2001
InsideTrac touts whole-body CT scans
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A Beverly Hills, CA, company wants to capitalize on the whole-body CT scan market.
May 21, 2001
HealthScreen America to offer virtual colonoscopy
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
HealthScreen America, a Jacksonville, FL-based medical screening firm, has made virtual colonoscopy screening available directly to its consumers.
May 17, 2001
Unified imaging and surgical approach streamlines brain tumor treatment
By Shalmali Pal
A vacuum dental cast could be the key to performing the ultimate hat trick in brain tumor treatment, providing a way to fuse multimodality images, guide neurosurgery, and target radiation therapy.
May 13, 2001
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CT shows unique morphology of liver pseudolesions
By Eric Barnes
Early-enhancing hepatic pseudolesions can't normally be seen with ultrasound, but digital subtraction angiography can usually find them, and CT does an excellent job of depicting their unique morphology, according to researchers from the University of Brescia in Italy.
May 9, 2001
CT/PET fusion improves visualization of some cervical lymph nodes
By Eric Barnes
SEATTLE - For patients with "bulky" enlarged cervical lymph nodes, CT fusion with 18fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) PET improves spatial allocation and the visualization of pathology, according to an Austrian study presented yesterday at the American Roentgen Ray Society meeting.
May 2, 2001
Radiologists and trauma surgeons triage patients differently
By Eric Barnes
SEATTLE - Trauma patients might escape further trauma if radiologists are calling the shots. That's the hesitant but apparent conclusion of a study conducted at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, MA.
April 30, 2001
Soft-copy review of CT studies bolsters productivity
By Erik L. Ridley
Interpreting CT studies from PACS workstations takes less time than using conventional film hung on a viewbox, according to researchers from Veterans Affairs Maryland Health Care System in Baltimore.
April 25, 2001
Japanese researchers narrow TMJ imaging gap with ultrasound
By Shalmali Pal
In a study published in the latest issue of the American Journal of Neuroradiology, a group from Niigata University compared ultrasound with MR and CT for pinpointing internal derangement in asymptomatic patients with temporomandibular joint abnormalities.
April 24, 2001
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