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Armor wins mammo coach contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The CDC Foundation, a not-for-profit organization created by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, has selected Armor Mobile Systems, a subsidiary of Cincinnati-based Armor Metal Group, to be the sole supplier of its mobile screening mammography coaches.
June 19, 2003
Swiss researchers assess effect of oral CT contrast agents in PET/CT studies
By Kate Madden Yee
Dr. Elena Dizendorf and colleagues from the University Hospital of Zurich studied the errors introduced by oral CT contrast agent in PET emission studies, using phantom measurements and patient data to determine their cause and significance.
June 19, 2003
Watching your back with lumbar spine imaging
By Shalmali Pal
Finding the causes of back pain depends to a great degree on imaging results. Dr. Naveed Ahmad tackles radiography of the lumbar spine in our continuing series on optimal patient positioning.
June 19, 2003
Alliance imaging assets acquired by Photogen
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Biotechnology firm Photogen Technologies of New Hope, PA, reported that it has acquired all of the assets of Alliance Pharmaceuticals related to medical imaging.
June 18, 2003
Boston Scientific submits final module for Taxus trials
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional device developer Boston Scientific has submitted the fifth and final module of its premarket application (PMA) for its Taxus Express 2 paclitaxel-eluting coronary stent system.
June 18, 2003
Sonography society publishes ergonomic standards
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography has helped create industry standards for the prevention of work-related musculoskeletal disorders in sonography.
June 18, 2003
Cochlear implant gets OK for MR use
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
MED-EL's Combi 40+ cochlear implant has received Food and Drug Administration approval for use with MRI.
June 18, 2003
MR Imaging of the Lumbar Spine: A Teaching Atlas
Although not an especially sexy topic, degenerative diseases of the lumbar spine afflict millions of patients. MR Imaging of the Lumbar Spine A Teaching Atlas is a quick read that provides an extremely thorough and well illustrated review of degenerative lumbar spine disease.
June 18, 2003
Combidex aids in early lymph node metastasis detection
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Advanced Magnetics' Combidex MRI contrast agent aids in the non-invasive evaluation of lymph nodes in prostate cancer patients, according to clinical data published in this week's New England Journal of Medicine.
June 18, 2003
The lowdown on lumbar spine positioning
By Naveed Ahmad, MD
Dr. Naveed Ahmad breaks down the standard radiographic examination for evaluating the lumbar spine in the fifteenth installment of our series on radiographic positioning techniques. His review includes the anteroposterior, lateral, and oblique projections, supplemented by coned-down lateral films of the lumbosacral junction (L5-S1).
June 18, 2003
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Image-Guided Spine Intervention
This is an ambitious work by radiologists from the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, FL. This 300-page text offers contributions predominantly from radiologists, with clinical information enhanced by anesthesia and neurosurgical perspectives.
June 18, 2003
No additional info offered by 3-D sonography of adnexal masses
By Ultrasound Review
(Ultrasound Review) According to Spanish gynecologists, although 3D sonography was useful for confirming conventional ultrasound findings, there was no additional benefit for patients with complex adnexal masses.
June 18, 2003
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