Clinical News: Page 2359

ART receives Canadian funding

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Optical molecular imaging developer ART Advanced Research Technologies has been awarded $500,000 ($430,000 U.S.) in repayable funding from the Canadian government.

July 7, 2009

SNM awards research grants

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

SNM has awarded $175,000 in research grants through its Education and Research Foundation.

July 7, 2009

Gadolinium-based contrast agents alone don't cause NSF, study finds

By Wayne Forrest

Even at very high doses, gadolinium-based contrast agents alone are not sufficient to cause nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF) in patients with kidney problems, and there are ways to diminish the likelihood of NSF occurring to nearly zero, according to a study from the Mayo Clinic.

July 7, 2009

Dual-energy CT characterizes fat-containing pathologies

By Eric Barnes

Identifying fat within lesions is important for narrowing the range of differential diagnoses and potentially avoiding unnecessary intervention. CT and MRI are usually less effective for lesions with low fat concentrations, but would dual-energy CT be better at sussing out fat-containing pathologies? The picture is mixed, according to researchers.

July 7, 2009

SIR publishes Standards supplement

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) has published its 2009 Standards Division Guidelines as part of a special supplement to the July issue of the Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology.

July 6, 2009

SonoSite releases NanoMaxx

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Compact-ultrasound developer SonoSite has introduced NanoMaxx, a 6-lb ultrasound system for point-of-care visualization.

July 6, 2009