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Integral PET opens new center
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PET services provider Integral PET Associates has opened a PET center in Philadelphia.
August 13, 2003
Siemens signs UUHC
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Medical Solutions and the University of Utah Hospitals & Clinics have formed a five-year strategic alliance.
August 13, 2003
Guidelines sought for self-referred imaging amid ethical concerns
By Tracie L. Thompson
In their first paper on self-referred imaging, biomedical ethicists from Stanford University explore the burgeoning world of whole-body CT and other screening exams, recommending the adoption of guidelines for such services. But their current concerns are tame compared to what they envision for the future.
August 13, 2003
Weekly risedronate dose garners similar BMD results to daily formulation
By Paula Moyer
Postmenopausal women who take risedronate (Actonel) weekly get bone antiresorptive benefits that are equivalent to those in patients who take a daily dose based on bone densitometry results, according to a presenter at the 2003 American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists meeting in San Diego.
August 13, 2003
Radiologists offer new guidance on reducing CT radiation dose
By Tracie L. Thompson
CT procedures are the only area in diagnostic radiology in which doses have gone up instead of down in the past few decades. Multiple reports in Radiology and the American Journal of Roentgenology discuss the balance of technological and clinical advances in CT and patient safety.
August 13, 2003
3-D MRA with contrast offers high diagnostic accuracy in carotid stenosis
(Radiology Review) According to the group from the University of Pisa, conventional MRA tends to overestimate high-grade stenoses because turbulent flow causes intravoxel phase dispersion, which is overcome by using contrast-enhancement.
August 13, 2003
ACR Learning File CD-ROM Series: Chest
This ACR Learning File on the chest is a near complete resource. Utilizing an improved interactive format, this product offers cased-based teaching at its finest.
August 13, 2003
TNT gets clearance in China
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Iodine-131-radiolabeled tumor necrosis therapy (TNT) has received marketing approval for lung cancer treatment in the People’s Republic of China, according to biopharmaceutical developer Peregrine Pharmaceuticals and its Chinese partner, MediPharm Biotech.
August 12, 2003
E-Z-EM notches record 2003
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Contrast agent developer E-Z-EM reported record sales of $133.2 million in fiscal 2003, up 9% compared with the $122.1 million booked in fiscal 2002.
August 12, 2003
Bracco adds Christus Health
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Bracco Diagnostics is providing health system Christus Health with access to its radiopharmaceutical and diagnostic imaging agents, thanks to a recent agreement between Christus and group purchasing organization Broadlane.
August 12, 2003
CADx gets FDA nod for Second Look systems
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection developer CADx Systems has received Food and Drug Administration clearance for its Second Look Digital and Second Look AD systems.
August 12, 2003
Virtual colonoscopy study results disappointing
By Eric Barnes
One of the first large virtual colonoscopy studies to be performed entirely in a screening population yielded lower-than-expected sensitivity for the detection of colorectal lesions, according to a paper in the August issue of Gastroenterology.
August 12, 2003
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