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Elekta licenses Axeda DRM product

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Swedish radiation therapy firm Elekta has licensed Axeda Systems’ device relationship management (DRM) software to enhance the remote service and diagnostic capabilities of its digital linear accelerators.

September 1, 2003

CTI to launch financing service

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

CTI Molecular Imaging of Knoxville, TN, is launching a financing program for CTI customers with De Lage Landen Financial Services, the North American subsidiary of De Lage Landen International of the Netherlands.

September 1, 2003

Group favors 3-D primary read in major virtual colonoscopy trial

By Eric Barnes

Radiologists from U.S. military hospitals reported in this month's American Journal of Roentgenology that colorectal lesions are easier to detect with the aid of 3-D primary interpretation of CT virtual colonoscopy data compared with 2-D, especially when electronic bowel cleansing and stool-tagging techniques are also employed.

September 1, 2003

FDG-PET deemed most accurate for catching Hodgkin’s relapse

By Shalmali Pal

A negative or positive 18F-FDG-PET scan can predict Hodgkin’s disease relapse during the post-treatment period, according to Canadian investigators, writing in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

August 31, 2003

Readers respond to: Making mammographers better -- the last link in the imaging chain

In today’s editorial, AuntMinnie founder and practicing radiologist Dr. Phillip Berman offers some facts and opinions on addressing the mammography crisis. Here, AuntMinnie members respond to the editorial, and offer their own take on the current quandary in breast imaging.

August 28, 2003

Breast Ultrasound and US-Guided Interventional Techniques: A Multimedia Teaching File

This intelligently written CD-ROM is ideal for breast imaging specialists. It begins with a wonderful seven minute video tour, and then allows the user to pick and choose an area of focus.

August 28, 2003

SalaryScan Survey is drawing to a close

By Brian Casey

If you haven’t yet filled out our CompHealth SalaryScan Survey, you’ve got just a few days left to make your mark. The survey will be closed to data collection at midnight on August 31.

August 28, 2003

Making mammographers better: The last link in the imaging chain

Are mammographers the weakest link in the breast cancer screening chain? Dr. Phillip Berman thinks so. In an editorial, he offers some facts and opinions on how to address the current crisis in mammography.

August 28, 2003

Bladder shape affects pediatric ultrasound bladder-volume estimates

By Erik L. Ridley

The shape of a child’s bladder can significantly affect the accuracy of ultrasound estimates of bladder volume. As a result, correction coefficients should be applied accordingly, say Croatian researchers.

August 28, 2003

AuntMinnie’s IMV MarketStat #22: 2001 radiation oncology patient mix

The total number of patients treated with radiation therapy was estimated to be 1,157,180 in 2001.

August 28, 2003

NAS Q3 continues sales downturn, expands brachytherapy outreach

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiopharmaceutical developer North American Scientific (NAS) reported third-quarter net sales of $3 million, down 76% from the $5.3 million booked in the third quarter of 2002.

August 27, 2003

Controversy flows freely in venous ultrasound

By Erik L. Ridley

Dr. Laurence Needleman from Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia discussed the thorniest issues in venous ultrasound at the 2003 Leading Edge in Diagnostic Ultrasound meeting.

August 27, 2003

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