Clinical News: Page 2745

Optimized barium, easier prep improve VC experience
By Eric Barnes
Some see virtual colonoscopy combined with a gentler bowel prep as an important way to get patients to undergo colon cancer screening. And unlike conventional colonoscopy, VC is in a position to make things easier for the patient. Studies are experimenting with gentler regimens that produce less discomfort and mark the residual stool. Recently, researchers tried to find the optimal formula for reduced-prep VC.
April 17, 2007
E-Z-EM gets FDA nod for EmpowerMR
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Contrast and virtual colonoscopy accessory developer E-Z-EM has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for its EmpowerMR contrast injector system.
April 16, 2007
IsoRay to join AMEX
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical isotope developer IsoRay said that its common stock has been approved for listing on the American Stock Exchange (AMEX).
April 15, 2007
Siemens reaches Trio milestone
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Medical Solutions has installed its 350th 3-tesla Magnetom Trio MR scanner.
April 15, 2007
Elekta debuts new Gamma Knife
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Swedish radiation oncology firm Elekta has added a new version of its Leksell Gamma Knife at this week's American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) annual meeting in Washington, DC.
April 15, 2007
AuntMinnie.com Women's Imaging Insider
By Shalmali Pal
April 15, 2007
Multivendor digital mammo project makes mark in Germany
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
Digital mammography is often deployed in a heterogeneous IT environment with different developers' RIS, PACS, and archive products interacting with the modality, presenting a host of integration concerns. A group of information systems administrators in Germany recently faced the challenge of bringing CR mammography online and discovered that successfully assimilating the modality into the enterprise is not just an issue of interfacing the technology.
April 15, 2007
CAD results vary by lung nodule location, morphology; another method measures solid component of GGOs
By Eric Barnes
In two recent studies that looked at automated computer-aided detection (CAD) software, researchers from the Netherlands examined the accuracy and reproducibility of automated nodule volume measurements in LungCare software. A third study by U.S. researchers sought to automatically measure the solid component of ground-glass nodules containing both solid and nonsolid components.
April 15, 2007
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Epix regains Nasdaq compliance
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
MRI contrast developer Epix Pharmaceuticals of Lexington, MA, said it has been advised by the Nasdaq listing and hearing review council that it has regained compliance with listing requirements and is eligible to continue to trade on the exchange.
April 12, 2007
Varian reports Q2 order growth
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy device developer Varian Medical Systems said it expects to report double-digit growth in total net orders in the second quarter of fiscal year 2007, including orders generated in the quarter by its recently acquired ACCEL Instruments business.
April 12, 2007
Thyroid nodule shape on ultrasound proves to be strong malignancy indicator
By Erik L. Ridley
Of four proposed sonographic criteria for evaluating solid thyroid nodules, a nodule shape that is taller than it is wide offers the highest positive predictive value for diagnosing cancer, according to researchers from Yonsei University in Seoul, Korea.
April 12, 2007
Dual-source coronary CTA images the calcium-burdened
By Eric Barnes
Researchers from Switzerland hope to expand the potential coronary CT angiography patient population substantially with the aid of dual-source CT angiography, which is earning a track record for imaging fast hearts -- and in one recent study, even patients with high Agatston scores and fast hearts.
April 12, 2007
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