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Tracking glucose benefits diabetic women with angiographic coronary disease
By Shalmali Pal
Women with higher fasting plasma glucose (FPG) levels are at increased risk for myocardial infarction, especially when they have angiographically proven coronary artery disease, according to a study in the Journal of Women's Health.
May 1, 2007
Carestream Health takes wing; CT lung screening redux
By Brian Casey
April 30, 2007
Hologic notches record growth in Q2
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Powered by the installation of 282 Selenia full-field digital mammography systems, women's imaging vendor Hologic posted record revenues and earnings in its second fiscal quarter (end-March 31).
April 30, 2007
Follow-up CMR of idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy
A patient with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy (IDCM). Following a year of beta-blocker therapy, cardiac MR (CMR) shows that normal wall motion is restored, corresponding to the patient's improved clinical presentation. Video courtesy of Dr. Daniel Lubbers.
April 30, 2007
Baseline CMR of idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy
Baseline cardiac MR (CMR) cine image of a patient with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy (IDCM) depicts wall motion abnormalities, including ventricular dilatation and inferior contractility. Video courtesy of Dr. Daniel Lubbers.
April 30, 2007
Onex closes on Kodak Health Group and looks to the future
By Wayne Forrest
Toronto-based Onex Healthcare Holdings, a subsidiary of Canadian investment firm Onex, today completed its acquisition of Eastman Kodak Health Group for $2.35 billion (U.S.), officially changing the name of the entity to Carestream Health.
April 30, 2007
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Elekta makes first U.S. Perfexion install
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Swedish radiation oncology firm Elekta has completed the first installation in the U.S. of its Leksell Gamma Knife Perfexion system.
April 30, 2007
E-Z-EM CFO resigns
The chief financial officer (CFO) of contrast and virtual colonoscopy accessory developer E-Z-EM has resigned.
April 30, 2007
Neoprobe's Q1 sales slip, loss edges up
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Gamma camera probe developer Neoprobe reported that sales slipped slightly in the first quarter of 2007 (end-March 31), while the company's net loss grew slightly.
April 30, 2007
SonoSite sales climb 16%
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Compact-ultrasound developer SonoSite of Bothell, WA, said that strong international sales helped the company grow its revenues 16% in the first quarter (end-March 31), although ongoing difficulties in the U.S. market helped contribute to a growing net loss for the period.
April 30, 2007
ASRT takes another run at RT credentialing with CARE bill
By Wayne Forrest
Proponents of nationwide licensing standards for U.S. radiologic technologists are nothing if not persistent. Led by the American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT), they have once again taken up the gauntlet to implement federal licensing standards, in the form of the Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence (CARE) in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act.
April 30, 2007
40-slice CT of newborn
MDCT of 1-day-old newborn found to have engorged pulsating bilateral carotid arteries and heart failure. The MDCT shows dural AV fistula supplied by ophthalmic arteries and bilateral middle meningeal arteries. The radiation dose and contrast injection are precisely adjusted. For radiation dose, the DLP is 40. For contrast injection, contrast-covering time (CCT) concept is used.

Please refer to the American Journal of Radiology April 2007, Vol. 188:4, pp. 1131-1137, and Pediatric Radiology, December 2006, Vol. 36:12, pp. 1273-1282.
April 29, 2007
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