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AuntMinnie.com Molecular Imaging Insider
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
In a report slated for the February issue of Radiology, Dr. Harry Agress, Jr., and Dr. Benjamin Cooper summarized the findings of 53 patients who had unexpected foci of hypermetabolism after whole-body FDG-PET scans.
January 11, 2004
Varian gets FDA nod for Trilogy
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
January 8, 2004
E-Z-EM continues strong growth in 2004 Q2
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
E-Z-EM reported fiscal 2004 second-quarter sales of $36.9 million, up 12% compared with the $32.9 million posted in its 2003 fiscal second quarter.
January 8, 2004
Loss of brain myelin in mid-life may lead to Alzheimer's disease
By Bruce Sylvester
As if a midlife crisis weren’t bad enough: The breakdown of myelin in the brain that comes with aging could contribute to the onset of Alzheimer's disease, a leading brain researcher reports in the Neurobiology of Aging.
January 7, 2004
ECRI forecasts growth in cardiovascular CT imaging
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Health services research agency ECRI forecasts that the utilization of noninvasive CT angiography will increase rapidly over the next five years.
January 7, 2004
Boston Scientific, NitroMed extend collaboration
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional device developer Boston Scientific of Natick, MA, and pharmaceutical company NitroMed of Bedford, MA, have extended the firms’ collaboration, licensing and commercialization agreement for the development of nitric-oxide-coated stents to complement Boston Scientific’s paclitaxel-coated stent.
January 7, 2004
Varian gets 510(k) for 3-D
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Varian Medical Systems has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration 510(k) marketing clearance for its 3-D cone-beam CT imaging system on a radiation therapy simulation and verification device.
January 7, 2004
Panoramic x-ray improves detection of challenging wrist fractures
By Tracie L. Thompson
Given the unreliability of initial radiographs in detecting scaphoid fractures, another inexpensive approach to imaging everyday wrist trauma should be welcome. But with so many other modalities available, the panoramic view may be too unusual to embrace.
January 7, 2004
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Premier renews Fuji contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Group purchasing organization Premier Purchasing Partners has renewed Fujifilm Medical Systems USA’s three-year purchasing contract for cassette-based computed radiography products.
January 6, 2004
Eclipse, Centura team up
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Eclipse Medical Imaging (EMI), a provider of refurbished CT and CT simulation systems, has added multivendor service organization Centura X-Ray of Cleveland to its dealer network.
January 6, 2004
PET illustrates regional brain shifts in depression for psychotherapy versus medication
By Bruce Sylvester
According to FDG-PET results, patients who have recovered from depression using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) experience different brain-pattern changes compared with patients who have recovered using drugs, Canadian researchers report in the Archives of General Psychiatry.
January 6, 2004
The pearls and pitfalls of online scheduling
By Shalmali Pal
Implementing PACS requires some consideration of the radiology ordering process. An online ordering referral system has its advantages -- the elimination of paperwork, streamlined ordering, and quicker exam times. But the implementation does require some finesse, according to Pauric Greenan, PACS project coordinator at Midlands Regional Hospital Tullamore in Ireland.
January 6, 2004
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