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Hybrid 'thin/thick' approach may be best for CT data storage

By Brian Casey

SAN FRANCISCO - Thanks to 3D visualization tools, radiologists are starting to get a handle on the image interpretation challenges presented by the data explosion from MDCT scanners. But yet to be resolved are the data archiving questions posed by MDCT, according to a presentation yesterday at Stanford University's International Symposium on Multidetector-Row CT.

May 20, 2009

Side discrepancy errors rare but significant

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Side discrepancy errors in radiology reports do occur, so radiologists, referring physicians, and patients should communicate to prevent errors in clinical management, according to a new study.

May 20, 2009

Interest grows in noncardiac ultrasound contrast applications

By Erik L. Ridley

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ - Ultrasound contrast agents have experienced a turbulent period in the U.S., but advocates believe that better days are ahead, expressing optimism that agents will be approved in the U.S. for radiology applications within the next few years.

May 20, 2009

Toshiba debuts new MDCT systems

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Toshiba America Medical Systems has introduced two new MDCT systems, the Aquilion Premium edition and the Aquilion CX edition.

May 19, 2009

Lantheus signs Mo-99 supply deal

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

In a move to bolster its access to molybdenum-99 (Mo-99), Lantheus Medical Imaging has signed an agreement to receive a supply of the radiopharmaceutical at regular intervals from NTP Radioisotopes of South Africa.

May 19, 2009

Wide-area CT detectors boost some clinical applications

By Eric Barnes

SAN FRANCISCO - Among the more important technical innovations to hit multidetector-row CT of late are wide-area detectors. They come with inherent inefficiencies, but they're powering advances in heart, brain, and pediatric imaging that would not otherwise be feasible.

May 19, 2009