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European ultrasound market heats up
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The European ultrasound market will earn $719 million in revenues in 2006, and will reach $1.06 billion in 2013, according to market research firm Frost & Sullivan.
December 18, 2006
Solid-state dual-head camera supercharges molecular breast imaging
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
Molecular breast imaging's potential for detecting malignant tumors has been constrained by different factors, such as the limitation of conventional scintimammography with Tc-99m sestamibi in detecting smaller malignant tumors. But Mayo Clinic researchers may have overcome these drawbacks by developing a solid-state dual-head gamma camera for breast imaging.
December 18, 2006
PET reveals limbic dysfunction in mesial temporal lobe epilepsy
By Paula Moyer
Patients with mesial temporal lobe epilepsy (MTLE) who have an abnormal odor perception may have widespread limbic dysfunction, according to a presentation by Swedish investigators at the North American Regional Epilepsy Congress in San Diego earlier this month.
December 18, 2006
TechniScan scores NIH grant
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound imaging technology developer TechniScan Medical Systems has received a $2.8 million Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
December 17, 2006
AuntMinnie.com Cardiac Imaging Insider
By Eric Barnes
December 17, 2006
International imaging protocols for scaphoid trauma are all over the map
By Shalmali Pal
Wrist injuries are quite commonplace, but there doesn't seem to be a common imaging protocol in place for assessing scaphoid fractures, according to an international survey conducted by U.K. researchers. And, despite the need for diagnostic urgency, the timing of wrist imaging exams is not set in stone.
December 17, 2006
Survey finds routine use of 3D visualization
By Erik L. Ridley
Use of 3D advanced visualization technology has become a routine part of the interpretation process for the vast majority of radiologists and cardiologists, according to a survey presented at the 2006 RSNA meeting in Chicago.
December 17, 2006
Low incidence of serious extracolonic findings seen in VC screening population
By Eric Barnes
One of the largest studies to date of asymptomatic virtual colonoscopy screening subjects found critical extracolonic findings in almost 3% of the patients, adding about $138 to the cost of screening for each patient. Researchers from the University of Wisconsin in Madison analyzed Medicare and private-practice billing records for the 2,195 individuals screened in the study.
December 17, 2006
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Fuji wins Premier CR contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Fujifilm Medical Systems USA said it has been awarded a three-year CR contract by the healthcare group purchasing organization Premier Purchasing Partners.
December 14, 2006
Epix files U.S. Vasovist appeal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
MRI contrast developer Epix Pharmaceuticals of Lexington, MA, said it will submit a formal appeal to the director of the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
December 14, 2006
Delft introduces Odelca-DR
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Delft Diagnostic Imaging, the parent company of PACS developer Rogan-Delft, reported that its Delft Imaging Systems division introduced its Odelca-DR thorax screening system at the 2006 RSNA conference in Chicago last month.
December 14, 2006
AuntMinnieTV: MR spectroscopy shows impact of brain training
By Brian Casey
December 14, 2006
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