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Is PACS a threat to radiologists?
By Brian Casey
It would sound preposterous if it weren’t coming from the lips of one of radiology’s most respected information technology pioneers -- PACS could make radiologists obsolete.
July 1, 2004
FBP and AW-OSEM square off in 2D/3D cardiac PET
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
Filtered back projection (FBP) and attenuation-weighted ordered-subsets expectation maximization (AW-OSEM) protocols have demonstrated efficacy as image reconstruction algorithms for use in 3D whole-body PET oncology imaging. A recent study from the Netherlands assessed the quantitative accuracy of each protocol in both 3D acquisition and iterative reconstruction for cardiac FDG-PET.
July 1, 2004
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Two studies tailor gynecologic imaging, intervention
By Shalmali Pal
Two groups of researchers have recently focused on improving gynecologic imaging as well as intervention. First, investigators from Turkey offer a case report on the multimodality diagnosis of endometrial stromal sarcoma in the myometrium. In the second paper, interventional radiologists discuss a potentially new way to perform nonsurgical fallopian tube occlusion.
July 1, 2004
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GE, Confirma partner on MR mammo CAD
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE will be integrating Confirma's technology into its MRI systems.
June 30, 2004
Fuji finds success with breast density quantification
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Fuji has a new algorithm that could be applied to automatically calculate and classify the density of breast tissue in CR mammography.
June 30, 2004
Witt, Omega team up
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Witt Biomedical and Omega Medical Imaging have formed a cooperative alliance.
June 30, 2004
Siemens, Platinum Medical partner on C-arms
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Medical Solutions has signed a distribution agreement with Platinum Medical for mobile C-arm sales.
June 30, 2004
Siemens gets FDA nod for digital mammo
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Medical Solutions has received an approvable letter from the Food and Drug Administration for its Mammomat Novation DR full-field digital mammography system
June 30, 2004
Lodox gets CE Mark for Statscan
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Lodox Systems North America of South Lyon, MI, has received the CE Mark for its Statscan Critical Imaging System.
June 30, 2004
Varian reports first clinical use of robotic imager
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Varian Medical Systems said that Emory University School of Medicine's department of radiology has become the first U.S. healthcare facility to provide radiotherapy treatments using its robotic on-board imaging system for tracking tumor locations and positioning patients.
June 30, 2004
Radiologists beware: PACS could make you obsolete
By Eric Barnes
MONTREAL - Now that PACS has eliminated radiologists’ central role as image gatekeepers, those who adopt information technology without also transforming themselves risk marginalization and even obsolescence, according to PACS pioneer Dr. Paul Chang.
June 30, 2004
MRI Principles
MRI Principles is an important step towards an understanding of MRI physics, principles, and image formation without demanding a background in math or physics.
June 30, 2004
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