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US-guided interventional procedures boost sports medicine performance
By Erik L. Ridley
ATLANTIC CITY - In addition to its diagnostic role, ultrasound can successfully guide therapeutic injections and minimally invasive interventional procedures in sports medicine applications, according to a presentation at this week's 2007 Leading Edge in Diagnostic Ultrasound conference.
May 2, 2007
Water enema may improve MDCT colon cancer staging
By Eric Barnes
Although MRI is still the gold standard when it comes to colorectal cancer staging, a new study from Italy shows that preoperative multidetector-row CT (MDCT) staging using a water enema may offer some advantages over air insufflation. Water appears to improve the ability to assess local disease extent by slightly increasing the density difference between the colon wall and lumen.
May 2, 2007
CMS wins installation in Bahamas
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation treatment planning firm CMS of St. Louis has received an order to supply one of its treatment planning systems to a hospital in the Bahamas.
May 1, 2007
Epix chairman to retire
MRI contrast developer Epix Pharmaceuticals of Lexington, MA, said its chairman, Christopher Gabrieli, is retiring.
May 1, 2007
Elekta gets first Perfexion order from India
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Swedish radiation oncology firm Elekta has received the first order from India for its Leksell Gamma Knife Perfexion system.
May 1, 2007
Toshiba completes enrollment in CorE 64 study
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Toshiba America Medical Systems of Tustin, CA, has completed patient enrollment in its Coronary Evaluation on 64 (CorE 64) study on the use of 64-slice CT for coronary angiography.
May 1, 2007
AuntMinnie.com Ultrasound Insider
By Erik L. Ridley
May 1, 2007
GE unveils new CT contrast injector
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare of Chalfont St. Giles, U.K., has introduced its Nemoto Dual Shot CT injector, in collaboration with Tokyo-based contrast injector technologies firm Nemoto.
May 1, 2007
TeraRecon rolls out Aquarius tools for breast MRI
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Advanced visualization firm TeraRecon has released a set of time-intensity analysis tools for breast MRI studies as a standard feature of its AquariusNET thin-client server.
May 1, 2007
Digirad completes acquisition of Ultrascan
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Nuclear medicine vendor Digirad has closed on its acquisition of Suwanee, GA-based Ultrascan, a provider of mobile ultrasound and nuclear medicine services.
May 1, 2007
Accuray shows strong Q3 gains
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Sales of its CyberKnife system buoyed revenues for radiosurgery firm Accuray of Sunnyvale, CA, in its fiscal third quarter (end-March 31).
May 1, 2007
Varian Clinac used in novel Swiss lung procedure
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A 36-year-old female lung cancer patient has become the first person in Switzerland to be treated using a highly targeted radiotherapy technique called extracranial stereotactic radiotherapy.
May 1, 2007
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