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Tailor insufflation technique to the patient, says VC researcher
By Eric Barnes
Insufflation has been shown to be crucial to the success of virtual colonoscopy. Adequate colonic distension is more important than thin-section imaging or even multidetector-row scanning, and ranks right up there with bowel prep in terms of the factors affecting lesion detection, according to Dr. Elizabeth McFarland.
January 29, 2004
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Lung CAD makes strides in nodule detection
By Eric Barnes
A survey of the latest nodule-detection studies finds that lung CAD algorithms have evolved to become unmistakably useful to radiologists. In nine studies presented at the 2003 RSNA meeting in Chicago, CAD schemes developed by multimodality vendors and independent firms alike all brought significant sensitivity gains to the tedious job of lung-nodule detection.
January 29, 2004
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US offers info on complete quadriceps tendon tears
By Ultrasound Review
(Ultrasound Review) Radiologists and surgeons at William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, MI, set out to ascertain the ultrasound features of partial-thickness and complete tears of the quadriceps tendon. Dr. Samuel La and colleagues also determined whether sonography could aid the diagnosis of such injuries.
January 29, 2004
Varian posts strong Q1
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Varian Medical Systems reported first-quarter fiscal 2004 revenues of $267 million, up 29% from the $206.7 million reported in the same period a year earlier.
January 28, 2004
Sectra breast workstation receives 510(k)
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Swedish PACS and digital mammography developer Sectra has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration 510(k) marketing clearance for its IDS5 dedicated breast imaging workstation.
January 28, 2004
Misonix continues gains in Q2
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound developer Misonix reported a 14% increase in its 2004 second-quarter revenues, stated at $9.3 million, compared with $8.2 million for the same period in fiscal 2003.
January 28, 2004
Isonics raises $2.2 million to expand radioisotope line
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radioisotope developer Isonics reported that it has closed a $2.2 million private placement of convertible preferred stock to Mercator Advisory Group.
January 28, 2004
Guidant keeps up growth in 2003
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional firm Guidant reported record fourth-quarter and fiscal-year figures for 2003.
January 28, 2004
Ferrania, Sony team up
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Italian medical informatics developer Ferrania Imaging Technologies and Sony Medical Systems of Park Ridge, NJ have signed a reseller agreement, according to the Cairo Montenotte, Italy-based company.
January 28, 2004
Confirma notches U.S. sales milestone
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
MRI computer-aided detection (CAD) developer Confirma reported that it has sold and installed more than 50 CADstream systems for breast MRI analysis to U.S. customers in the past year.
January 28, 2004
Boston Scientific gets French reimbursement for Taxus
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional device developer Boston Scientific has received reimbursement approval from the French government for its Taxus Express2 paclitaxel-eluting coronary stent system.
January 28, 2004
Probability calculator identifies cancers dismissed by mammographers
By Tracie L. Thompson
In its first practical tryout, reported in the latest American Journal of Roentgenology, a program developed at Stanford University automatically measured the concordance of mammographic findings and biopsy results in a series of 92 consecutive patients.
January 28, 2004
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