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MRI may supplant CT for early stroke assessment
By Brian Casey
MRI may ultimately prove more versatile than CT for early stroke assessment, according to noted MRI expert Dr. William Bradley, who spoke on the topic of MRI in acute stroke at the Indian Radiological and Imaging Association meeting.
March 11, 2004
Mobile CT hits the road in India
By Brian Casey
Mobile imaging is a big business in developed countries, where mobile CT, MRI, and even PET are seen as an economical way to bring imaging services to underserved areas. But sending scanners on the road has taken longer to catch on in developing nations due to various factors, such as the poor condition of roads in many countries.
March 11, 2004
Tissue Doppler imaging shows value in CHF follow-up
By Brian Casey
Our coverage of imaging news being presented at the American College of Cardiology meeting continues this week with a report on the utility of tissue Doppler echocardiography in the follow-up of patients with chronic congestive heart failure (CHF).
March 11, 2004
Analysts offer advice on keeping HIPAA security compliance simple
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
In an electronic presentation at the 2004 Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) conference in Orlando, Kristen Sostrom, information security analyst with Integrated Management Services in Arlington, VA, and Jeff Collmann, Ph.D., from the Georgetown University Medical Center in Washington, DC, shared their thoughts on keeping HIPAA security simple.
March 11, 2004
E-Z-EM sponsors VC CME
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Virtual colonoscopy and contrast developer E-Z-EM of Lake Success, NY, is providing support to several U.S. educational institutions, as well as the European Society of Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Radiology (ESGAR), for 2004 continuing medical education courses in virtual colonoscopy.
March 10, 2004
Mobile MRI joint venture forms
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Industrial development firm Eline Entertainment Group of Knoxville, TN, has signed an agreement in principal to form MRI Management & Leasing, a joint venture that will be focused on leasing mobile MRI systems.
March 10, 2004
RITA gets Japanese reimbursement nod
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy and radiofrequency ablation (RFA) developer RITA Medical Systems of Mountain View, CA, said that the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare (MHLW) has approved and established reimbursement for the treatment of liver cancer with radiofrequency ablation (RFA).
March 10, 2004
3TP gets FDA clearance for MRI CAD
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
MRI computer-aided detection developer 3TP of Southampton, NY, has received Food and Drug Administration clearance for its contrast-enhanced MRI CAD technology.
March 10, 2004
Principles of Genitourinary Radiology
What this text lacks in up-to-date information, it makes up for with a detailed review of pathology on the older modalities.
March 10, 2004
Thumbs up for MRI in carpometacarpal joint trauma
By Shalmali Pal
When the thumb sustains injury, an x-ray may not be enough, according to Australian musculoskeletal imaging specialists. In a paper published in the Journal of Hand Surgery, Dr. David Connell and colleagues assessed the role of MRI for evaluating the supporting ligaments of the thumb.
March 10, 2004
TDI acts as potential predictor in chronic congestive heart failure
By Jerry Ingram
NEW ORLEANS - Tissue Doppler imaging (TDI) may serve as a useful addition in routine follow-up of patients with chronic congestive heart failure, and could potentially predict future cardiac events, according to a presentation this week at the 2004 American College of Cardiology meeting in New Orleans.
March 10, 2004
Radiation oncology sites adopting new techniques
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
U.S. radiation oncology sites are rapidly adopting new therapeutic techniques and the related equipment and consumables that facilitate them, according to a recent study published by market research firm IMV Medical Information Division.
March 9, 2004
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