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FDG-PET distinguishes Parkinson's from other disorders
By Wayne Forrest
With the help of FDG-PET, researchers in New York have developed an automated image-based classification procedure to differentiate patients with idiopathic Parkinson's disease from those with other brain diseases such as multiple system atrophy and progressive supranuclear palsy.
January 10, 2010
New TNM scale accurate for predicting lung cancer survival
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
In its first major test, the new proposed T classification system for lung cancer, based mainly on tumor dimension, was found to be effective and appropriate for determining the pathologic invasiveness of primary tumors.
January 10, 2010
PET/CT finds brain-disorder-related cancer other modalities miss
By Wayne Forrest
In patents with suspected paraneoplastic neurological disorders, PET/CT is "very helpful" in detecting cancer as the cause of the condition when other imaging modalities and clinical exams find no evidence of cancer, according to an article published online January 11 in the Archives of Neurology.
January 10, 2010
AuntMinnie.com Molecular Imaging Insider
By Wayne Forrest
January 10, 2010
SonoSite plans stock buyback
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Compact-ultrasound developer SonoSite plans to purchase up to $100 million of its common stock in a modified Dutch auction.
January 10, 2010
CTA motion model aims to improve cardiac function analysis
By Eric Barnes
Dutch researchers used an automated coronary artery motion model to analyze cardiac function from electrocardiogram-gated coronary CT angiography (CTA) data. The method promises to improve cardiac function analysis and reconstruction interval selection, and even provide new information on coronary artery motion at different heart rates.
January 10, 2010
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VA report: 'Tension' at Utah IR unit did not cause patient deaths
By Donna Domino
An investigation by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) of a VA hospital in Salt Lake City found evidence of "tension" between interventional radiologists and vascular surgeons, but reported that the situation did not "directly contribute" to the deaths of four patients at the facility within a nine-month period.
January 7, 2010
VA report: 'Tension' at Utah IR unit did not cause patient deaths
January 7, 2010
MDS finalizes CEO position
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
MDS, parent company of MDS Nordion, finalized its executive restructuring January 8 by appointing Steve West as its CEO.
January 7, 2010
Medic Vision raises $1 million
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medic Vision Brain Technologies of Haifa, Israel, has raised $1 million in a financing round with private investors.
January 7, 2010
MEG shows slow response in autistic kids
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Using magnetoencephalography (MEG) to detect magnetic fields in the brain, researchers at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia have found that children with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) process sound and language a fraction of a second slower than children without ASDs.
January 7, 2010
Misonix expands in Mexico
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound technology developer Misonix has signed a new, three-year distribution agreement with Varlix Mexico.
January 7, 2010
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