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PET/CT shows strength for staging cervical cancer
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
Correctly staging cervical cancer is imperative to establish both treatment protocols and prognostic factors for the patient. Now Danish researchers have found that the fusion imaging capabilities of PET/CT provide a powerful tool for cervical cancer staging.
May 30, 2006
Digital x-ray unreliable for evaluating bone healing
By Shalmali Pal
Inadequate bone healing can adversely affect patient management, making it difficult for orthopedic surgeons to decide if immobilization will be necessary. While x-ray has traditionally been employed for assessing bone healing, its reliability is questionable, according to Austrian clinicians. In the latest issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology, they reported better success with multidetector-row CT (MDCT) for revealing nonunion in orthopedic patients.
May 30, 2006
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3D CT measures accurately for total knee arthroplasty
By Eric Barnes
Accurate implant alignment and ligament balance are essential for a successful total knee arthroplasty. These days CT is taking on a bigger role in presurgical planning, with increasing use of 3D measurements. And according to Korean researchers, the measurements based on 3D reconstructions are accurate and reproducible.
May 30, 2006
AuntMinnie.com Molecular Imaging Insider
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
May 29, 2006
Toshiba inks Infinix deals
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Toshiba America Medical Systems said it has completed the installation of its Infinix DP-i/FD2 cardiac C-arm technology at St. Francis Hospital in Federal Way, WA, and Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia.
May 29, 2006
Sectra notches Swedish digital mammo sale
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Healthcare information technology and medical device developer Sectra reported that the Söder Hospital in Stockholm, Sweden, is purchasing the firm's MicroDose Mammography full-field digital mammography (FFDM) system.
May 29, 2006
Radlink signs distribution deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiography equipment vendor Radlink has signed a distribution agreement with Absolute X-Ray Solutions for its CR Pro device.
May 29, 2006
Philips makes ultrasound donation
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Multimodality developer Philips Medical Systems has agreed to donate 50 ultrasound systems, valued at an estimated $2.6 million (U.S.), to the Global Ultrasound Equipment Donation Foundation (GUEDF).
May 29, 2006
AuntMinnie.com MRI Insider
By Shalmali Pal
May 29, 2006
High osmolarity agent beats gadolinium in cardiac MR
By Eric Barnes
A compact but concentrated dose of high-osmolarity contrast agent produced a better MR contrast profile than gadolinium in patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension, a U.K. team has reported.
May 29, 2006
Lesbians' neuro response to pheromones unlike straight women's -- and men's
By Shalmali Pal
Based on the results of a PET study, researchers from Sweden found that lesbians have very little in common with their own gender and only some similarities with heterosexual men when it comes to their response to sexual stimuli.
May 29, 2006
ONI taps new VP
Extremity MRI developer ONI Medical Systems of Wilmington, MA, has hired a new vice president of corporate strategy and marketing.
May 25, 2006
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