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Weekly risedronate dose garners similar BMD results to daily formulation
By Paula Moyer
Postmenopausal women who take risedronate (Actonel) weekly get bone antiresorptive benefits that are equivalent to those in patients who take a daily dose based on bone densitometry results, according to a presenter at the 2003 American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists meeting in San Diego.
August 13, 2003
Radiographic barium studies reveal esophageal strictures
(Radiology Review) Radiologists from the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia recently investigated the usefulness of barium studies for differentiating benign and malignant strictures of the esophagus.
August 12, 2003
CompuMed Q3 results slip
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Bone densitometry software developer CompuMed reported fiscal third-quarter revenues of $428,000, down 14% compared with the $498,000 turned in last year.
August 11, 2003
Canon opens new DR assembly facility
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Canon has officially opened a new medical device assembly facility in Japan to support U.S. demand for digital radiography (DR) systems.
August 10, 2003
Kodak expands PACS, CR line at AHRA
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Eastman Kodak Health Imaging is bringing a number of new PACS and computed radiography offerings to market at this week’s annual meeting of the American Healthcare Radiology Administrators in Anaheim.
August 10, 2003
ARRT suspends bone densitometry requirement
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Registry of Radiologic Technologists has temporarily suspended its requirement that RTs recertify their registration in bone densitometry after five years.
August 10, 2003
GE Lunar debuts new densitometer
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Medical Systems Lunar has released a new bone densitometry system, Lunar DPX Duo.
August 7, 2003
Proper positioning for the pelvis and proximal femur
By Naveed Ahmad, MD
An anteroposterior unilateral hip study is usually ordered to demonstrate the acetabulum, femoral head and neck, and the greater trichinae, but it's frequently insufficient for proper evaluation. Dr. Naveed Ahmad discusses the special radiographic projections required for optimal imaging of these areas.
August 7, 2003
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Hologic Q3 revenues, income up
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Hologic reported fiscal third-quarter revenues of $52.4 million, up 9% compared with the $48 million booked in the 2002 fiscal third quarter.
August 6, 2003
GE Lunar reports record Q2
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Medical Systems Lunar, a manufacturer and developer of bone densitometers, reported a revenue increase of 36% in the U.S. market in the second quarter of fiscal 2003.
August 4, 2003
Konica upgrades Xpress CR
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Konica Medical Imaging has rolled out a software upgrade for its CS-1 Control Station, used with the vendor’s Xpress CR system.
August 4, 2003
Seminars in Musculoskeletal Radiology: Imaging in Metabolic Bone Disease, Part 1 and 2
These seminars are a useful reference for practicing radiologists and radiologists-in- training. They also would be a handy reference for specialists in pediatrics, gynecology, and orthopedics.
July 31, 2003
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