Clinical News: Page 2703

AuntMinnie.com Healthcare IT Insider
By Wayne Forrest
When Shields Health Care Group in Quincy, MA, set its sights on becoming a completely paperless environment, reducing report turnaround to less than 20 hours for all exams and positioning itself for the next generation of multimedia radiology reporting, the latest in speech recognition technology became a "must have."
August 5, 2007
iCAD offers SecondLook 300 upgrade
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection (CAD) developer iCAD of Nashua, NH, has released an upgrade to its SecondLook CAD system.
August 5, 2007
MRI beats US for breast screening of at-risk women, but yields more biopsies
By Shalmali Pal
A new study in Radiology has found that MRI beats ultrasound when used as a complement to mammography in monitoring women at high risk of developing breast cancer. The study adds further weight to arguments that MRI should play a major role as an adjunct in screening high-risk women.
August 5, 2007
CTA finds serious incidental findings after CABG surgery
By Eric Barnes
Nearly one-fifth of patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) had potentially serious incidental findings at CT coronary angiography (CTA) performed after the procedure, according to a new study from U.S. researchers.
August 5, 2007
Breast CAD results vary based on mammography view
By Eric Barnes
If you count on your computer-aided detection (CAD) application to help you find breast lesions, you might want to pay attention to which mammography projections your CAD actually marked. And then look at them both again. A study from the Elizabeth Wende Breast Clinic in Rochester, NY, found CAD to be more sensitive for cancer detection in craniocaudal (CC) images than in mediolateral oblique (MLO) views, although CC views also produced more false-positives.
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North American Scientific to divest Nomos unit
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Chatsworth, CA-based radiation therapy developer North American Scientific (NAS) will divest its Nomos radiation oncology business.
August 2, 2007
Orthocrat appoints Jackson as VP of sales
Orthopedic template and surgical planning developer Orthocrat has named James P. Jackson as vice president of sales.
August 2, 2007
Boston Scientific to keep Endosurgery unit
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional device developer Boston Scientific has opted not to sell a minority interest in its Endosurgery group.
August 2, 2007
E-Z-EM releases preliminary 2007 financials
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Contrast and virtual colonoscopy developer E-Z-EM of Lake Success, NY, this week released preliminary financial results for the company's 2007 fiscal year.
August 2, 2007
RTS acquires Northern California facility
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Fort Myers, FL-based oncology treatment center operator Radiation Therapy Services (RTS) has acquired a radiation therapy treatment center in Redding, CA, the company's first acquisition in Northern California.
August 2, 2007
Is PET an endangered species?
By Dr. Richard Black
Just as it appeared ready to enter the clinical mainstream, PET imaging has been thrown a series of setbacks that raise questions as to whether it will ever live to up its potential. In this article, PET educator Dr. Richard Black discusses PET's spectacular rise, and also the threats that may bring it back to earth.
August 2, 2007
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MRI depicts small lesions, predicts malignancy in lung cancer
By Shalmali Pal
CT plays a major role in lung cancer imaging, with support from molecular imaging, sonography, and angiography. MRI also contributes to a greater understanding of small nodules, particularly with the recent introduction of improved protocols. Two new studies suggest that dynamic MRI and 3-tesla MRI can depict clinically significant small nodules, and also distinguish between benign and malignant lesions. In a related paper, Japanese nuclear medicine specialists looked at the value of MR for assessing cerebral lesions from metastatic lung cancer.
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