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Cubism shapes the art of virtual colonoscopy
By Eric Barnes
Investigators from the Academic Medical Center in Amsterdam compared conventional 3-D interpretation with a new cubed display technique. The new system speeded up interpretation time significantly, while increasing the area of mucosal surface examined.
October 5, 2003
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AuntMinnie Women's Imaging Radiology Insider
By Shalmali Pal
The California debate over Proposition 54 shows how prickly the topic of racial disparity can be. When it comes to healthcare, however, racial profiling can be a lifesaver. Breast cancer is a prime example of the value of race-based research.
October 5, 2003
AIUM aims to raise ultrasound awareness
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) is sponsoring Medical Ultrasound Awareness Month again in October.
October 2, 2003
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Minnies 2003 semifinal candidates
Below are the candidates for the 2003 edition of the Minnies, AuntMinnie.com's campaign to recognize the best and brightest in medical imaging.
October 2, 2003
Cleveland Clinic awarded $5 million grant
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Researchers at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio have received a $5 million grant from the U.S. National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute to fund clinical studies of atherosclerotic disease of the lower extremity blood vessels.
October 2, 2003
Mayo 'whole-body' screening keeps an eye on the brand
By Eric Barnes
The Mayo Clinic doesn't offer whole-body CT screening, not really. Not if you mean the take-all-comers, heck-with-follow-up kind of scans sold at shopping malls like stressed denim. But if you're talking about careful CT assessment of adults who happen to be asymptomatic, well then, the Rochester, MN-based practice might be able to help.
October 2, 2003
Nuclear medicine specialists find success with corn-fed cholescintigraphy
By Shalmali Pal
Dr. Grant Eiselen and Dr. Stephen Ferrante at Rochester General Hospital in New York turned to dietary corn for diagnosing gallbladder dyskinesia when the synthetic form of cholecystokinin (CCK) became unavailable.
October 2, 2003
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Molecular Imaging shows Q1 revenue surge
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Mobile PET services provider Molecular Imaging reported unaudited fiscal 2004 first-quarter revenues of $5.7 million, a 24% rise from the $4.6 million posted for the same period in 2003.
October 1, 2003
Medtronic stent receives FDA OK
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical device manufacturer Medtronic has received clearance from the Food and Drug Administration for its Driver coronary stent, the Minneapolis-based firm said
October 1, 2003
Guidant names Lorell as chief medical and technology officer
Interventional firm Guidant has selected Dr. Beverly Lorell as its vice president and chief medical and technology officer.
October 1, 2003
CTI revises guidance
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PET developer CTI Molecular Imaging has revised its earnings guidance for its 2003 fiscal fourth quarter and year ended September 30.
October 1, 2003
MR proves accurate and comfortable for colon imaging
By Leanne McKnoulty
Dr. Jörg Debatin from the University Hospital Essen in Germany said the two most important qualities of any screening test are diagnostic accuracy and patient acceptance -- requirements that MR colonography appears to fulfill. The procedure has been shown to be accurate for the detection of clinically relevant colonic polyps larger than 10 mm.
October 1, 2003
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