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Prowess inks deal with Georgia Tech
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation treatment-planning software developer Prowess of Chico, CA, has inked a deal with the Georgia Institute of Technology of Atlanta for the development of inverse brachytherapy planning technology.
May 3, 2004
BrainLab sells 50th Novalis system
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiosurgery vendor BrainLab has sold its 50th Novalis shaped-beam radiosurgery system.
May 3, 2004
Bracco sets up new facility in Italy
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Contrast manufacturer Bracco has opened up a new facility in the Italian region of Piedmont.
May 3, 2004
Use of pediatric head CT growing steadily in emergency departments
By Eric Barnes
SAN FRANCISCO - The use of pediatric head CT for trauma evaluation increased steadily during the 1990s. By the end of the decade, CT was being used in nearly half of all head trauma evaluations, according to a new study based on the National Hospital Ambulatory Care Survey, presented Saturday at the annual meeting of the Pediatric Academic Societies.
May 3, 2004
MRI depicts GI disease processes in expectant women with acute pain
By Shalmali Pal
MIAMI BEACH, FL - For obvious reasons, imaging pregnant patients with abdominal pain requires an extra degree of finesse. At present, CT, MRI, and ultrasound all have their proponents.
May 3, 2004
Mammography is tops for breast cancer detection -- in men
By Shalmali Pal
MIAMI BEACH, FL - Mammography may have its pitfalls when it comes to imaging women’s breasts, but in men, the modality has an impressive sensitivity and specificity, according to two presentations Monday at the American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) meeting.
May 2, 2004
SonoSite adds ob/gyn features to Titan
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Compact-ultrasound developer SonoSite of Bothell, WA, has added ob/gyn calculation and measurement capabilities to its Titan ultrasound scanner.
May 2, 2004
Siemens launches G20 ultrasound scanner
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Medical Solutions has introduced Sonoline G20, a new value-oriented grayscale ultrasound scanner targeted at ob/gyn applications.
May 2, 2004
AuntMinnie.com Ultrasound Radiology Insider
By Erik L. Ridley
Ultrasound appears to be a better option than either CT or fluoroscopy for guiding percutaneous biopsies of the soft-tissue component of osteosarcoma. That's the conclusion of researchers from M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, who presented their findings at the 2004 Society of Interventional Radiology in Phoenix.
May 2, 2004
Imaging reports also benefit from improved signal-to-noise ratio
By Shalmali Pal
MIAMI BEACH, FL - Radiologists should take as much care with their final reports as they do with their image acquisition, according to the new president of the American Roentgen Ray Society.
May 2, 2004
Teleradiology providers handle after-hours caseload effectively
By Erik L. Ridley
The use of nighttime teleradiology providers (NTP) can be an effective means of handling after-hours reading of imaging studies, according to Dr. Andrew Wagner of Rockingham Memorial Hospital in Harrisonburg, VA.
May 2, 2004
Use of gold loses luster in UAE
By N. Shivapriya
The findings of a Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology report on the use of gold-colored gelatin microspheres in UAE suggest that there may be a link between complications of endometritis developed after the procedure and the use of gold in the embolization.
May 2, 2004
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