Clinical News: Page 2901

Confirma CAD available through Berlex program
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
MRI computer-aided detection (CAD) firm Confirma has won the right to offer its software through a customer accrual program offered by Berlex Imaging of Wayne, NJ.
May 21, 2006
Imaging Systems for Medical Diagnostics
Imaging Systems for Medical Diagnostic is a cohesive text, wonderfully organized, and consistent in its mathematical content with superbly chosen graphics and figures. The efforts of the editor, and the 85 contributors, will be appreciated for years to come.
May 21, 2006
Concentrated iodine permits lower volumes in cardiac CTA
By Eric Barnes
Cardiac CT can be performed successfully with lower contrast volumes and flow rates when contrast agents are more concentrated, according to a new study. Researchers in Germany reported that 16-slice cardiac CT angiography (CTA) produced equivalent opacification compared to the use of a less-concentrated agent and higher volumes.
May 21, 2006
Part I: Radiologists prepare for growing CT role in virtual autopsy
By Eric Barnes
Imaging has a big future in virtual autopsy, and CT in particular seems headed for a major role. Noninvasive virtual exams can often do what traditional autopsy cannot, notably in identifying the dead and pinpointing the causes of death. For all but a few applications, investigators are finding CT to be the fastest and most accurate modality available to carry out this work.
May 21, 2006
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Magnet room doors and quench entrapment
For MRI suites, should magnet room doors swing out or in? MRI architectural consultant Tobias Gilk recommends that they swing out, but also emphasizes that outward-swinging doors should not be used as the only means of pressure equalization for a magnet room.
May 21, 2006
Dexela scores funding
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
U.K. 3D breast imaging developer Dexela has received an initial investment of 1.2 million pounds ($2.27 million U.S.) from venture capital firm Close Venture Management (CVM).
May 18, 2006
Biophan nets financing
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
MRI-compatible device firm Biophan Technologies said it has exercised a call requiring SBI Brightline XI (SBI) to purchase one million shares of common stock at a price of $2 per share.
May 18, 2006
Aburrow-Jones joins Viatronix
Advanced visualization firm Viatronix has named Jonah Aburrow-Jones as its new director of business development.
May 18, 2006
MR, x-ray show moderate correlation for assessing chronic hip pain
By Shalmali Pal
Up to 20% of older adults who undergo total hip arthroplasty may have underlying dysplasia. Traditionally, orthopedic surgeons have relied on x-ray to track dysplasia prior to treatment. Now, MRI studies are done more frequently. A group of researchers set out to find whether the two modalities offer the same kind of information for hip disorders.
May 18, 2006
Spectranetics to collaborate with BioScan
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Fiber-optic laser catheter developer Spectranetics of Colorado Springs, CO, announced the signing of a research collaboration agreement with optical imaging technology developer BioScan Technologies of Yokneam, Israel.
May 17, 2006
Stereotaxis, Medtronic partner for clinical study
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Image-guided surgery firm Stereotaxis and interventional technology firm Medtronic said they will co-sponsor a postmarket, prospective, randomized outcomes-based clinical study to determine the role of magnetic navigation in left ventricular lead placement optimization.
May 17, 2006
Botox boosts radiation therapy treatment
By Brian Casey
It's better known as the cosmetic injection that's given new life to the careers of many a Hollywood star. But Botox may also have a role as a complementary tool that can increase the effectiveness of radiation and chemotherapy.
May 17, 2006
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