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AuntMinnie.com CT Radiology Insider
By Eric Barnes
CT-guided radiofrequency catheter ablation is being performed ever more frequently to treat atrial fibrillation (AF), a common cardiac dysrhythmia that is responsible for significant morbidity and mortality among older adults.
July 18, 2004
Advanced Magnetics post Q3 loss
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
MR contrast developer Advanced Magnetics reported fiscal third-quarter revenues of $1.5 million, up 3.1% compared with the $1.4 million turned in during the same period a year ago.
July 18, 2004
Tongue and shriek: Piercing makes for unique imaging challenges
By Shalmali Pal
A tongue piercing gone awry is not a pretty sight. Common complications include pain, edema, and prolonged bleeding. Imaging isn't always required to assess these patients, but it can prove pivotal in instances where the problem has spread beyond the lingua.
July 18, 2004
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R/F departments going digital
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiography/fluoroscopy (R/F) departments in U.S. hospitals with 150 or more beds performed an estimated 12.5 million procedures in 2002, according to a study recently published by market research firm IMV Medical Information Division of Des Plaines, IL.
July 15, 2004
Xenogen plans IPO
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Biophotonic imaging technology developer Xenogen has announced an initial public offering of 4.2 million shares of common stock. The shares will be priced at $7 per share and will be sold by the Alameda, CA-based company.
July 15, 2004
CIVCO offers endocavity needle guide
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Accessories provider CIVCO Medical Instruments has introduced a disposable endocavity needle guide for use with the Philips Medical Systems 3D9-3v transducer on the iU22 ultrasound system.
July 15, 2004
Positron adds to coffers
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PET vendor Positron has received $500,000 (U.S.) from privately held Canadian PET center developer IMAGIN Diagnostic Centres of Toronto.
July 15, 2004
Epix names Uprichard president and COO
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
MR contrast agent developer Epix Medical has appointed Dr. Andrew Uprichard to the position of president and chief operating officer.
July 15, 2004
Whole-body MR permits rapid evaluation of lower peripheral arterial system
By Radiology Review
(Radiology Review) German radiologists recently compared the diagnostic accuracy of whole-body 3D contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) with digital subtraction angiography (DSA) in patients with peripheral arterial disease.
July 15, 2004
Optimizing alternative reporting strategies
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
Dr. David Weiss, clinical head of imaging informatics in the division of radiology at the Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, PA, addresses the need to use technological advancements to improve radiology reporting.
July 15, 2004
VC and gastroenterology: friends in need?
By Eric Barnes
Gastroenterologists lack the resources to screen a burgeoning population of eligible fiftysomethings for colorectal cancer, making virtual colonoscopy a logical adjunct, according to Dr. John Bond, chief of gastroenterology at the Minnesota VA Medical Center in Minneapolis. Even if widespread conventional colonoscopy screening were feasible, he said, not all patients would choose it.
July 15, 2004
Sandler to lead SNM
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Dr. Martin Sandler has been elected to the leadership of the Society of Nuclear Medicine.
July 14, 2004
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