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Study sparks fears over kids’ exposure to CT radiation
By Dan Krotz
A study in the American Journal or Roentgenology declared that children are exposed to as much as five times more radiation than necessary during CT scans. The news sent worried parents scurrying to Dr. Alan Greene and other experts, who offer AuntMinnie.com their take on the controversy.
February 12, 2001
Bone story image comparison
By Shalmali Pal
Bone story image comparison
February 9, 2001
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Stanford builds $7.5 million imaging suite for children
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Stanford University has begun construction of a 5,300-square-foot MRI/CT suite at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital.
February 8, 2001
Marconi sells three multislice CT scanners in Ireland
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Marconi Medical Systems has signed an agreement with Ireland’s South Eastern Health Board for the sale of three Mx8000 multislice CT scanners and MxView workstations.
February 7, 2001
FDA greenlights Vital Images’ calcium scoring system
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Vital Images of Minneapolis has received 510(k) clearance from the Food and Drug Administration for VScore with AutoGate, a software system for coronary artery calcium scoring.
February 5, 2001
Imatron posts record Q4, year-end results
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Electron-beam tomography vendor Imatron reported record revenues of $62.4 million in 2000, up 66% from 1999 revenues of $37.5 million.
January 30, 2001
Histograms: the next step towards rapid tumor measurement?
By Eric Barnes
Precise tumor volume measurement is critical in cancer therapy, but most measurement techniques are still slow and labor-intensive. Now researchers at the University of Chicago say histograms may be accurate enough to help bridge the gap between today's manual measurements and the fully automated future.
January 30, 2001
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Medrad to distribute CT-Guide
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Contrast injector firm announced today that it will become the exclusive distributor in the U.S. and France of CT-Guide.
January 23, 2001
Nycomed acquires Bruker contrast injector
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Today Nycomed Amersham Imaging announced its acquisition of the Bruker Tomojet power injector system from Swiss firm Bruker.
January 23, 2001
Prior chemotherapy doesn't affect outcomes in liver tumor ablation
By Eric Barnes
Patients who respond to chemotherapy for colorectal liver metastases should be given the same chance to undergo radiofrequency thermal ablation as nonresponders, according to a study presented at the November RSNA meeting. Given equivalent tumor status at the time of treatment, both groups fared equally well.
January 23, 2001
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Imaging Diagnostic gets CE Mark
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Laser breast imaging developer Imaging Diagnostic Systems said it has received regulatory approval to apply the CE Mark to its Computed Tomography Laser Mammography System.
January 17, 2001
E-Z-EM revenue, earnings slip
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Contrast agent developer E-Z-EM reported revenues of $26.3 million in its 2001 fiscal second quarter, down 6.1% compared with the $28 million posted in its 2000 fiscal second quarter.
January 16, 2001
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