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Panoramic x-ray improves detection of challenging wrist fractures

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

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

Philips nets U.S. installs for 0.6T MR system

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Multimodality vendor Philips Medical Systems has successfully completed 12 installations of its Panorama open 0.6T MR scanner in the U.S., according to the Andover, MA-based firm.

January 5, 2004

AuntMinnie.com PACS Insider

By Erik L. Ridley

In a presentation at the 2003 RSNA meeting in Chicago, Dr. Nogah Haramati discussed how IHE integration profiles could deliver a more thorough acceptance testing process.

January 5, 2004

Array adds Fuji to distributor ranks

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Array USA, a developer of laser film digitizers, has signed a distribution agreement with Fujifilm Medical Systems USA.

January 5, 2004

Sixteen-slice CTA scanning makes everything better

By Leanne McKnoulty

When it comes to noninvasive vascular imaging, 16-slice CT angiography (CTA) is far superior to V/Q scans, according to a presenter at the 2003 annual Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiology (RANZCR) meeting in Brisbane, Australia.

January 4, 2004

Lower cardiovascular risk makes virtual colonoscopy safer, study finds

By Eric Barnes

Radiologists who perform virtual colonoscopy often cite its lack of perforation risk as a key advantage over endoscopy. VC is believed to offer other safety advantages as well, particularly in terms of cardiovascular risks. But no one had compared these effects empirically until researchers from London's St. Mark's Hospital decided to give it a go.

December 30, 2003

A year-end thank you from AuntMinnie.com

By Brian Casey

As the year draws to a close, we’d like to take a moment to thank you -- the members of AuntMinnie.com -- for making 2003 such a success for us.

December 30, 2003

Part II: The psychological impact of 3-D ultrasound on pregnant women

This is the second and final installment of a white paper contributed by Dr. Stefano Ciatti and colleagues at the Studio Ecograficao Dott. Stefano Ciatti in Prato, Italy. It explores the role of 3-D ultrasound in shaping the perceptions of pregnant women toward the developing fetus.

December 29, 2003

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