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CIVCO releases TEE cover
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
CIVCO Medical Instruments of Kalona, IA, has released a latex-free transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) cover.
November 13, 2003
Thanks to technology, CT lung nodule assessment gets trickier
By Eric Barnes
The distinctions among tumor types have become more important with the rapid evolution of CT image quality. The vendors' latest prototype scanners go even smaller and all of the vendors are headed toward isotropic imaging. What was once an indeterminate finding can now be seen in great detail.
November 13, 2003
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Toshiba America Medical Systems
By Brian Casey
A new 16-slice CT scanner optimized for cardiac imaging will be a featured product in Toshiba’s booth. The new system, called Aquilion 16 CFX, was introduced in August and features 0.4-second scanning and Toshiba’s new cardiac function analysis software, SureCardio.
November 13, 2003
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Siemens Medical Solutions
By Brian Casey
A Siemens CT highlight will be Speed4D, an upgrade package introduced in October that includes a new x-ray tube, workflow and data-handling protocols, and dose-reduction techniques. At the heart of Speed4D is Straton, a new CT x-ray tube that enables a gantry rotation speed of 0.37 seconds for both cardiac and whole-body applications.
November 13, 2003
Philips Medical Systems
By Brian Casey
Philips is planning to highlight a new version 3.0 software upgrade for its flagship Mx8000 IDT multislice CT scanner. The new software offers improved ease of use, increased performance, new clinical applications, and faster slice reconstructions, as well as additional slice modes, according to the Andover, MA, company.
November 13, 2003
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GE Medical Systems
By Brian Casey
LightSpeed Pro16 -- a 16-slice scanner with routine 0.4-second gantry rotation -- will take center stage in the CT section of GE’s booth. The scanner employs the Waukesha, WI, company’s HiLight Matrix II detector, which supports imaging at 16 x 0.625-mm and 16 x 1.25-mm slice thicknesses in all scan modes and at all scan speeds, according to the company. The device was introduced in June 2003.
November 13, 2003
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Radiology digests new 16-slice scanners
By Brian Casey
November 13, 2003
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On the road again to RSNA
By Shalmali Pal
When it comes to reconnoitering RSNA, AuntMinnie is here to guide you down the right path. Our special Road to RSNA feature offers a comprehensive map of this year's new product introductions in Chicago.
November 13, 2003
Financial analysis brings new perspectives on PET/CT acquisition
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
Larry Weber, director of business development at Great Basin Imaging in Carson City, NV, explains the steps he took to develop a financial analysis for PET/CT at his outpatient imaging center.
November 13, 2003
Siemens adds TEE to Cypress
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Medical Solutions reported that it would add transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) imaging to its Acuson Cypress cardiovascular system with the Malvern, PA-based company’s V5Ms TEE transducer.
November 12, 2003
RITA receives favorable BCBS assessment
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy and RF ablation developer RITA Medical Systems of Mountain View, CA, reported that the Blue Cross and Blue Shield (BCBS) Association Technology Evaluation Center (TEC) has completed a review of the scientific data supporting radiofrequency ablation (RFA).
November 12, 2003
iCAD gets FDA OK for digital mammo use
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computer-aided-detection (CAD) developer iCAD of Nashua, NH, has received U.S. Food and Drug Adminsitration marketing approval for the use of its CAD technology with Denver, CO-based Fischer Imaging’s SenoScan digital mammography system.
November 12, 2003
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