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MILabs, TU Delft develop preclinical PET/SPECT
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
MILabs has partnered with Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) in the Netherlands to combine PET and SPECT biomedical imaging techniques on one device.
May 27, 2010
Radiosurgery effective for ped arteriovenous malformations
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Stereotactic radiosurgery is a safe and effective means of treating many children with arteriovenous malformations, according to a presentation at the American Association of Neurological Surgeons annual meeting held recently in Philadelphia.
May 27, 2010
MRI boosts diagnosis of constrictive pericarditis
By Eric Barnes
Measuring the early filling fraction can improve MRI's ability to diagnose constrictive pericarditis, according to new research from Michigan and Pennsylvania. The secret to MRI's success lies in its functional measures, which outperform conventional morphologic signs of disease, investigators said.
May 27, 2010
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How to navigate ultrasound medicolegal issues
By Erik L. Ridley
The best way to win a malpractice lawsuit is to avoid a case in the first place. To accomplish this goal, it's critical to pay attention to communication, documentation, and the all-important doctor-patient relationship, according to Heather Hansen of law firm O'Brien & Ryan in Plymouth Meeting, PA.
May 27, 2010
AuntMinnie.com Virtual Colonoscopy Insider
By Eric Barnes
May 26, 2010
iCAD to launch CTC CAD software
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection (CAD) firm iCAD plans to debut a new version of its VeraLook CAD software for CT colonography (CTC) at the European Society of Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Radiology annual meeting.
May 26, 2010
SonoSite to acquire VisualSonics
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Compact-ultrasound developer SonoSite has inked an agreement to purchase privately held ultrahigh-frequency microultrasound technology developer VisualSonics of Toronto.
May 26, 2010
Screening mammography sensitivity is improving, study shows
May 26, 2010
Screening mammography sensitivity is improving, study shows
By Erik L. Ridley and Kate Madden Yee
Breast imagers are doing a better job of detecting breast cancer, according to a study published online May 26 in Radiology that evaluated 2.5 million screening mammograms in the U.S. over a nine-year period.
May 26, 2010
GE touts Visipaque study results
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare is highlighting results from a large, randomized clinical trial that show the company's Visipaque contrast agent is associated with lower risk of contrast-induced nephropathy in high-risk elderly patients.
May 26, 2010
PET/CT boosts colonography specificity; the art of OCT
By Brian Casey
May 26, 2010
Appendicitis: Positive CT outweighs lack of symptoms
By Eric Barnes
Patients with CT results suggestive of appendicitis but who have normal clinical presentation should probably proceed to appendectomy sooner to avoid it later, concludes a large retrospective study from the University of California, San Francisco.
May 26, 2010
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