Digital X-Ray: Page 222

Quantitative MRA shows promise in stenosis detection
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Researchers at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago have found quantitative MR angiography (QMRA) to be a promising screening tool for detecting in-stent stenosis with high sensitivity and specificity.
February 11, 2009
CAD helps novice readers detect pulmonary embolism in CT studies
By Erik L. Ridley
Computer-aided detection (CAD) technology may improve the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism for inexperienced readers, according to research from the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC).
February 11, 2009
320-detector-row CT cuts dose in triple rule-out exams
By Eric Barnes
Image quality is high and radiation dose is low when the so-called triple rule-out protocol is used with 320-detector-row CT to scan patients with chest pain, according to researchers from Berlin.
February 11, 2009
Del wins Mexico contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Del Global Technologies has won a contract to supply x-ray systems to the government of Mexico.
February 9, 2009
Bioptics gets nod for CoreVision
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Digital x-ray developer Bioptics has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for its CoreVision specimen radiography system.
February 9, 2009
Buyer's Guide Update: Angiography systems
By Brian Casey
February 8, 2009
Medrad expands multivendor service offering
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Contrast injector technology firm Medrad's Multi Vendor Service unit has expanded its service line to include major brands of dry imagers and computed radiography equipment.
February 8, 2009
Carestream receives PA order
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Carestream Health has received an order from Orthopedic Associates of Meadville for computed radiography and digital radiography products.
February 3, 2009
JAMA study finds wide variation in cardiac CTA dose
By Eric Barnes
Coronary CT angiography (CTA) providers are failing to protect their patients from high radiation dose -- with dose levels varying widely between facilities, according to a new multinational study in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
February 2, 2009
AHA science advisory warns about cardiac imaging dose
By Eric Barnes
An American Heart Association (AHA) report in the current issue of Circulation offers new recommendations for cardiac imaging that uses ionizing radiation, including coronary CT angiography (CTA). The new science advisory states that coronary CTA use should be restricted due to uncertainty regarding the health effects of the radiation delivered by the exam.
February 2, 2009
Quantum completes MI installation
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiology equipment vendor Quantum Medical Imaging has installed its Q-Rad Digital system at the Covenant HealthCare's Cooper Facility Main Imaging Department in Saginaw, MI.
February 2, 2009
Medtronic completes stent safety study enrollment
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional technology firm Medtronic has finalized patient enrollment in its PROTECT stent safety study.
February 1, 2009
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