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Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease on MRI often missed by radiologists
By Rosemary Frei
TORONTO - General radiologists reviewing MRI scans missed 65% of cases of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease -- most of which were later spotted by specialist radiologists more familiar with the condition, according to a study presented at the American Academy of Neurology annual meeting.
April 15, 2010
Skeletal PET gains support for pediatric bone scans
By Cynthia E. Keen
BOSTON - Skeletal scintigraphy with F-18 sodium fluoride is a safe and effective way to diagnose skeletal disorders in children and could be used instead of bone SPECT exams, according to research presented on Wednesday at the Society for Pediatric Radiology meeting.
April 14, 2010
PET finds risk factor for Alzheimer's in Latinos
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PET imaging has shown that a major genetic risk factor for Alzheimer's disease in whites is also a risk factor for the disease in Latinos, according to a new study published in the Archives of Neurology.
April 14, 2010
Radisphere and the future of radiology; MRI predicts dementia onset
By Brian Casey
April 14, 2010
Hybridyne debuts endocavity gamma camera
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Canadian gamma camera developer Hybridyne Imaging Technologies has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearance for its ProxiScan gamma camera.
April 14, 2010
Varian debuts TrueBeam, Trilogy updates
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems has unveiled its TrueBeam platform for image-guided radiation therapy and radiosurgery.
April 14, 2010
Automated exposure control delivers uneven CT dose reduction
By Eric Barnes
Reducing tube current may be a popular way to lower CT radiation dose, but it's not necessarily an effective one. In a new study, medical physicists from Greece found that organ dose reductions resulting from tube current modulation with automated exposure control can vary -- especially in children.
April 14, 2010
Computer analysis bolsters liver elastography performance
By Erik L. Ridley
Computer-enhanced dynamic analysis of ultrasound elastography movies is a useful and reliable method for depicting liver hardness, yielding a high level of interreader agreement, according to research published April 14 in the World Journal of Gastroenterology.
April 13, 2010
MR scans may detect signs of early dementia in elderly
By Rosemary Frei
TORONTO - MRI can detect signs of white-matter hyperintensity in the elderly that may indicate three times the risk of developing dementia, according to a French study presented this week at the American Academy of Neurology's annual meeting.
April 13, 2010
Carestream takes 7 Canadian orders
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Carestream Health has received seven orders for its wireless cassette-sized Carestream DRX-1 system and Carestream DRX-Evolution suite in Canada.
April 13, 2010
TomoTherapy hits Hi-Art milestone
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm TomoTherapy has installed its 300th Hi-Art radiation therapy system.
April 13, 2010
Aribex settles x-ray patent case
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Handheld x-ray developer Aribex has settled a patent infringement case with Sigma Biomedics of Prospect Heights, IL; Dentalaire Products International of Fountain Valley, CA; and Digimed of Moscow.
April 13, 2010
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