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FFDM plus MRI boosts mammography CAD performance
By Kate Madden Yee
A computer-aided detection (CAD) application that analyzes both full-field digital mammography (FFDM) and dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI images distinguishes between malignant and benign lesions better than traditional single-modality CAD, according to a study published this month in Academic Radiology.
September 27, 2010
Report: GE increases U.S. ultrasound share
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Thanks to its diverse product portfolio, GE Healthcare has increased its lead over Philips Healthcare and Siemens Healthcare in the $1.2 billion U.S. ultrasound market, according to a report from Millennium Research Group.
September 26, 2010
Parascript gets CE Mark
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection (CAD) firm Parascript has received the European CE Mark for its AccuDetect Galileo mammography CAD software.
September 26, 2010
GE adds to cardiac portfolio at TCT
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare showcased a number of new cardiac imaging technologies at last week's Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) symposium in Washington, DC.
September 26, 2010
FDG-PET/CT viability scans detect vulnerable aortic plaque
By Wayne Forrest
Canadian researchers have found that detecting vulnerable aortic plaque with conventional FDG-PET/CT myocardial viability studies is feasible, according to a presentation at the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology annual meeting in Philadelphia.
September 26, 2010
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CAD detects signs of emphysema on DR images
By Brian Casey
Most of the recent research on the use of computer-aided detection (CAD) software for analyzing digital radiography (DR) studies of the chest has focused on lung cancer. But Italian researchers this month in European Journal of Radiology report good performance of an emphysema CAD algorithm that they developed at their institution.
September 26, 2010
MRI helps visualize elbow ligaments in asymptomatic subjects
By Wayne Forrest
Using certain pulse sequences, conventional 1.5-tesla MRI can visualize elbow ligaments that previously were not consistently visible in asymptomatic subjects, helping to diagnose patients with elbow instability, according to a study in the October issue of Radiology.
September 26, 2010
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FDA panel gives nod to Hologic tomosynthesis PMA
September 23, 2010
FDA panel gives nod to Hologic tomosynthesis PMA
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
An advisory panel of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has unanimously approved a premarket approval (PMA) application from Hologic for a digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) system. If the FDA signs off on the final PMA, Hologic will be the first vendor to sell a DBT system on the U.S. market.
September 23, 2010
Mayo: 2,100 more patients at risk of hep C
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Mayo Clinic said this week that it is contacting an additional 2,100 patients who may have contracted hepatitis C, allegedly from an interventional radiologic technologist who was stealing drugs within the facility.
September 23, 2010
AuntMinnie.com Digital X-Ray Insider
By Brian Casey
September 23, 2010
Cook files PMA for renal stent
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional technology firm Cook Medical has submitted a premarket approval (PMA) application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for a balloon-expandable stent for renal artery disease.
September 23, 2010
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