Clinical News: Page 2134

Report: Use of advanced imaging up in ED

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The use of advanced imaging technology for noninjury emergency department (ED) visits has increased dramatically, according to a report published September 8 by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health Statistics.

September 9, 2010

Sofie partners with OsiriX Foundation

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Molecular imaging developer Sofie Biosciences has formed a partnership with the OsiriX Foundation.

September 9, 2010

Viztek wins Texas install

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Imaging informatics firm Viztek has won a contract with a Texas firm for its PACS and computed radiography technology.

September 9, 2010

GE debuts new molecular offerings

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

GE Healthcare debuted new molecular imaging offerings at the World Molecular Imaging Congress being held in Kyoto, Japan.

September 9, 2010

Image Gently rationale is applied to image-guided RT

By Tami Freeman

Image guidance in radiation therapy (RT) -- be it conebeam CT positioning scans or intrafraction kilovoltage imaging of moving tumors -- offers the potential to increase targeting accuracy. The associated imaging dose delivered to the patient, however, can be cause for concern.

September 9, 2010

3D TEE bests 2D TEE in mitral regurgitation grading

By Erik L. Ridley

3D transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) is superior to 2D TEE for quantifying the severity of mitral regurgitation, according to researchers from Leiden University Medical Center in Leiden, the Netherlands.

September 9, 2010