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PACS results in more incidental cervical spine MR findings
By Erik L. Ridley
CHICAGO - Adoption of PACS may lead to an increase in incidental findings and follow-up imaging exams, according to researchers from Thomas Jefferson University (TJU) Hospital in Philadelphia. They presented their study on incidental findings in cervical spine MRI reports from PACS at the RSNA meeting on Wednesday.
November 28, 2006
Pre-embolization sperm motility predicts fertility after varicocele treatment
CHICAGO - Men who have maintained relatively high sperm motility despite the development of varicoceles may improve fertility by undergoing spermatic vein embolization, according to a team of German interventional radiologists. The researchers used Doppler ultrasound to monitor the treatment results of 223 men who underwent endovascular embolization.
November 28, 2006
Automated breast US proves to be sensitive screening tool in dense breasts
By Shalmali Pal
CHICAGO - Automated breast ultrasound (ABUS) can detect new breast lesions as well as confirm findings previously spotted on mammography, according to the phase II results of a screening trial at the Elizabeth Wende Breast Clinic in Rochester, NY. Lead investigator Dr. Stamatia Destounis presented her group's findings Wednesday at the RSNA meeting.
November 28, 2006
Fuji brokers new alliances
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Fujifilm Medical Systems USA clinched a number of new alliances this month, including a U.S. distribution agreement with Siemens Medical Solutions.
November 28, 2006
ART completes financing, corporate reorganization
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Canadian optical molecular imaging developer ART Advanced Research Technologies (ART) has completed a corporate reorganization as part of an arrangement with its security holders.
November 28, 2006
Agfa wins PACS contracts
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Agfa HealthCare of Greenville, SC, announced it has received two contracts to install its PACS products in Canada and the U.K.
November 28, 2006
Schering teams with Stanford on molecular imaging research
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Schering of Berlin announced that it has started a joint research program with Stanford University in Stanford, CA, to develop new molecular imaging agents for the diagnosis and follow-up of cancer.
November 28, 2006
Medipattern reports Q1 results, customizes B-CAD
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection (CAD) software firm Medipattern of Toronto has reported that its newly focused marketing and sales strategy resulted in an increase in revenues and a decrease in losses for the first quarter of the company's 2007 fiscal year.
November 28, 2006
E-Z-EM debuts EmpowerMR at RSNA
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Contrast and virtual colonoscopy accessory developer E-Z-EM is launching its EmpowerMR injector system, the company's first product for the MRI market, at this week's RSNA meeting in Chicago.
November 28, 2006
DTI links back pain with structural brain changes
By Edward Susman
CHICAGO - That nagging pain in your back might actually be caused by changes in the microstructure of your brain, according to a study presented at the 2006 RSNA meeting. German researchers used diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) with a 1.5-tesla MRI system to compare the brain function of patients with and without chronic low back pain.
November 28, 2006
Fuji touts CR mammo, moves into flat-panel DR with RSNA launches
By Wayne Forrest, Brian Casey
CHICAGO - Long known for its computed radiography (CR) technology, Fujifilm Medical Systems USA of Stamford, CT, is using this week's RSNA show as a springboard to highlight its launch of the company's first radiography systems based on solid-state digital detectors. The company is also making the most of momentum generated by regulatory approval of its CR mammography system, and is also showing new enhancements for its Synapse line of PACS software.
November 28, 2006
MDCT finds cause of acute abdomen more often with MPR
By Eric Barnes
CHICAGO - The use of multiplanar reconstructions (MPRs) can help identify the site, level, and cause of acute abdominal diseases when transverse multidetector-row (MDCT) findings are indeterminate, according to research presented on Tuesday at the 2006 RSNA meeting.
November 28, 2006
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