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Combined supine/prone imaging improves CT colonography results
By Eric Barnes
Many believe that CT colonography will one day predominate in the detection of colorectal polyps and cancer. But imaging protocols must be refined before large-scale clinical trials begin. A study published in the September issue of Radiology found that adding prone positioning to supine helps detect more polyps, while adding iodinated oral contrast does not.
September 5, 2000
SMV wins FDA clearance for Positrace hybrid PET/CT camera
By Brian Casey
Nuclear medicine specialists in the U.S. now have access to another tool with which to explore hybrid PET/CT imaging after camera vendor SMV received clearance to market its Positrace scanner.
September 3, 2000
Positracesmall
Medrad installs automated syringe production line
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
August 31, 2000
Dynamic CT perfusion data may help widen window for stroke treatment
By Shalmali Pal
Hoping to expand the period during which a stroke patient can undergo treatment successfully, German researchers used CT perfusion imaging (CTP) for assessment of acute stroke of the middle cerebral artery.
August 27, 2000
GE ships 500th LightSpeed
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
August 17, 2000
E-Z-EM turns in record net sales in fiscal 2000
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Contrast agent developer E-Z-EM reported fiscal fourth-quarter 2000 revenues of $31.2 million, up 9.9% compared with revenues of $28.4 million in the same period in 1999.
August 6, 2000
Multidetector-row CT offers longer, faster, better vascular views
By Eric Barnes
Not only can multidetector-row CT angiography cover more anatomic territory than single-detector scanners or DSA, its superior spatial resolution can unveil complex lesions not visible with other methods, says Dr. Geoffrey Rubin of the Stanford School of Medicine.
August 3, 2000
Origctangio Small
PET outperforms CT in detecting non-small-cell lung lesions
By Shalmali Pal
FDG-PET scanning outdoes CT in the detection of local and distant metastases in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer, according to Dutch researchers reporting in the July 27 New England Journal of Medicine.
July 25, 2000
Imatron announces record revenue, income
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
July 24, 2000
Multidetector CT identifies patients at risk for heart disease
By Eric Barnes
Among noninvasive techniques, coronary calcium screening with both multidetector-row spiral CT and electron beam CT are effective predictors of future coronary events, according to presentations at the recent International Symposium on Multidetector-Row CT.
July 11, 2000
Marconi signs deal with Consorta
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
July 9, 2000
Multidetector CT in pediatrics yields better treatment, lower costs
By Eric Barnes
Multidetector-row scanners are revolutionizing pediatric CT, according to Dr. Katharine Hopkins, a radiologist at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta in Egleston, GA.
July 6, 2000
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