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NCI CAD database program gathers momentum
By Cynthia E. Keen
The potential for computer-aided detection (CAD) technology to improve lung cancer detection may get a significant boost with the launch of the National Cancer Institute (NCI)-sponsored Imaging Database Resources Initiative (IDRI). The program may also facilitate the introduction of new chest CAD software tools, according to industry and academic experts.
March 15, 2006
Colon CAD helps expert readers
By Eric Barnes
In a study by researchers from London, virtual colonoscopy computer-aided detection (CAD) software beat the experts in detecting medium-sized polyps, though the system is designed for interaction with radiologists rather than competition.
March 15, 2006
SuperSonic Imagine raises $12 million
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound start-up SuperSonic Imagine of Aix en Provence, France, has raised 10 million euro ($12 million U.S.) in Series A funding managed by Credit Agricole Private Equity.
March 14, 2006
GE initiates LightSpeed VCT cardiology trials
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare is sponsoring a series of multicenter trials to validate the clinical efficacy of its LightSpeed VCT 64-slice CT system as a method for the diagnosis and treatment planning of cardiovascular disease.
March 14, 2006
Elekta gets Polish Synergy install
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy developer Elekta has placed its Synergy image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT) system at the Warsaw Cancer Center in Poland.
March 14, 2006
PET perfusion can predict cardiac events
ATLANTA - Stress perfusion defects found with PET/CT are good predictors of coronary artery disease, while only overall perfusion defect changes are good predictors of cardiovascular events with PET, according to two studies presented at the American College of Cardiology (ACC) meeting.
March 14, 2006
Telltale barium coating could help VC find risky polyps
By Eric Barnes
Virtual colonoscopy practitioners have a new and potentially useful way to identify colorectal polyps at increased risk of harboring high-grade dysplasia or cancer, a study from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) suggests.
March 14, 2006
Post-UAE MRI demonstrates symptom control for adenomyosis
By Shalmali Pal
Although hysterectomy is the definitive treatment for adenomyosis, uterine artery embolization (UAE) can improve symptoms such as bleeding and pain. But many women with adenomyosis have co-existing pelvic disease, making it difficult to determine if UAE truly has a beneficial effect on adenomyosis. Researchers from Washington, DC, performed an MRI study in adenomyosis-only patients to correlate imaging features with clinical symptoms.
March 14, 2006
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NHD re-signs Novation
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Diagnostic imaging equipment and commodities distributor NHD has renewed a dual-source imaging distribution and service agreement with Irving, TX-based Novation, the supply company of VHA and the University HealthSystem Consortium (UHC).
March 13, 2006
Prototype 256-slice CT shows value in heart
By Brian Casey
March 13, 2006
Vital Images unveils Vitrea 3.8
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Advanced visualization software provider Vital Images debuted the latest release of its Vitrea advanced visualization software, version 3.8, at the 2006 American College of Cardiology (ACC) conference in Atlanta this week.
March 13, 2006
ART completes Alerion acquisition
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Canadian optical molecular imaging developer ART Advanced Research Technologies of Saint Laurent, Quebec, reported it has closed the transaction to acquire substantially all of the imaging technology and product assets of San Diego-based Alerion Biomedical.
March 13, 2006
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