Clinical News: Page 2609

IDC wins Florida orthopedic contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Canadian digital radiography developer Imaging Dynamics (IDC) has won a contract with a Florida orthopedic clinic for its X-Series digital radiography systems, the Calgary, Alberta-based vendor reported.
February 4, 2008
GE to acquire filtration products supplier
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Multimodality vendor GE Healthcare of Chalfont St. Giles, U.K., has reached an agreement to acquire a global supplier of filtration products and technologies.
February 4, 2008
Naviscan promotes Mirabella
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PET developer Naviscan PET Systems has named president and CEO Paul Mirabella as chairman.
February 4, 2008
Kyron changes name to Prism
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Brain imaging software developer Kyron Clinical Imaging has changed its name to Prism Clinical Imaging.
February 4, 2008
Which modality for AAA? Depends on what you seek, says ISET speaker
By Edward Susman
While ultrasound can handily spot an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA), more sophisticated imaging is needed to plan treatments such as open surgery or endovascular therapy, according to Dr. Bart Dolmatch, chief of interventional radiology at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas. He recently discussed the roles CT and MRI play in assessing AAA.
February 4, 2008
Ultrasound performs well in meniscal tears
By Erik L. Ridley
Ultrasound can accurately diagnose meniscal tears, yielding results that correlate well with MRI findings, according to researchers from South Korea. They found that ultrasonography can be a useful alternative to MRI in selected cases of meniscal tears.
February 4, 2008
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Ultrasound shows promise as a screening tool for wrist pain
By Shalmali Pal
More than 2.2 million people in the U.S. turn up at their doctor's office with complaints of wrist pain, but ordering up costly MRI and MR arthrography exams -- or radiation-laden CT arthrography -- is not always feasible. Orthopedic specialists from Tucson's University of Arizona have proposed ultrasound-based exams as a screening tool for wrist ligaments.
February 4, 2008
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iCRco taps Valentino as CTO
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computed radiography (CR) vendor iCRco has named Daniel Valentino as chief technology officer (CTO).
February 3, 2008
PharmaLogic P.E.T. Services receives PET nod
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PharmaLogic P.E.T. Services of Montreal has received approval from the Canadian government to begin selling its formulation of FDG.
February 3, 2008
CMS ups payments in 'packaging' plan
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology (ACR) of Reston, VA, is reporting that the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is moving ahead with its plan to "package" radiology imaging services, diagnostic radiopharmaceuticals, and contrast into one consolidated payment.
February 3, 2008
Buyer's Guide Update: Angio systems go digital, get therapeutic
By Brian Casey
February 3, 2008
Experience may make a difference with lung CAD
By Cynthia E. Keen
Computer-aided detection (CAD) software designed for use with digital chest radiographs can improve the detection of lung nodules by readers with different levels of expertise, according to research from Hebrew University Medical Center in Jerusalem. But results conflict as to whether more experienced readers would benefit the most from CAD.
February 3, 2008
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