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January 19, 2006

MRI, PET/CT show different strengths in tumor staging

By Jonathan S. Batchelor

Whole-body MRI and PET/CT differ in their capabilities when conducting tumor, node, and metastasis (TNM) staging, with PET/CT demonstrating superior sensitivity and specificity for lymph node staging, while whole-body MRI showed strength in detecting distant metastases, according to German researchers.

January 19, 2006

High resolution, fast acquisition give 3D MRA edge in abdomen

By Shalmali Pal

Three-dimensional contrast-enhanced MR angiography (CEMRA) at 3 tesla is "extremely promising" for evaluating abdominal vasculature, according to researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles. The advantages of 3D CEMRA at 3 tesla include improved spatial resolution and a higher signal-to-noise ratio (SNR).

January 19, 2006

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Advanced Magnetics sales fall in Q1

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

MR contrast developer Advanced Magnetics reported fiscal 2006 first-quarter revenues of $664,000, down from $1 million in sales turned in during the same period a year ago.

January 18, 2006

GE signs Sullivan Orthopedic Associates

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

GE Healthcare has inked a deal to provide digital x-ray technology to Sullivan Orthopedic Associates in Stoughton, MA.

January 18, 2006

IDC adds executives

Canadian digital x-ray developer Imaging Dynamics (IDC) of Calgary, Alberta, has appointed two new vice presidents.

January 18, 2006

Corindus launches U.S. office

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Israeli cardiac cath lab technology developer Corindus has opened a U.S. headquarters in Auburndale, MA. The facility will manage sales, marketing, and clinical affairs in the U.S., according to the Haifa-based firm.

January 18, 2006

DOBI releases ComfortScan 2.0 software

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Optical imaging developer DOBI Medical International has released version 2.0 of its Dynamic Optical Breast Imaging (DOBI) software.

January 18, 2006

USP report blasts radiology medication errors

By Jonathan S. Batchelor

Medication errors in radiology were seven times more harmful than errors in other areas of medical practice from 2000-2004, according to a report by the United States Pharmacopeia (USP). But critics called the report misleading in light of the low number of actual errors reported.

January 18, 2006

Women at high risk for breast cancer tend to be unconcerned about risk, study shows

By Shalmali Pal

Women with an average risk for breast cancer may be overly concerned about the disease, while those with a higher risk may be too nonchalant about it, according to a survey of more than 1,000 U.S. women.

January 18, 2006

Contrast-enhanced US useful for differentiating focal liver lesions

By Radiology Review

(Radiology Review) All three vascular phases should be assessed when sonographic contrast agents are used to differentiate benign from malignant focal liver lesions, according to researchers from Spain. They evaluated the accuracy of tumoral vascularity display in liver tumors using contrast-enhanced sonography.

January 18, 2006

Chemical shift MRI improves detection of adrenal adenomas

By Radiology Review

(Radiology Review) Whether a coexisting adrenal mass is an adenoma or metastasis affects treatment of extra-adrenal primary tumors, according to researchers from Turkey. They report in the American Journal of Roentgenology that chemical shift MRI can help differentiate adrenal adenomas from nonadenomas and metastases.

January 18, 2006

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