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Mobile PET changes name
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Mobile PET Systems has changed its name to Molecular Imaging Corporation, effective immediately.
May 5, 2003
SARS presents distinct radiological patterns
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
SAN DIEGO - Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) presents with distinct radiological signs in approximately 75% of plain-film chest radiographs, according to Dr. Narinder Paul of Princess Margaret Hospital in Toronto, ON. Paul offers a first-hand look at the radiographic variations of SARS.
May 5, 2003
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US-guided biopsy marker takes clear aim at breast lesions
By Shalmali Pal
SAN DIEGO - A new breast biopsy marking device is visible on both ultrasound and mammography, according to a multi-institutional research group that spoke at the American Roentgen Ray Society meeting on Monday.
May 4, 2003
GE launches prostate spectroscopy package
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Medical Systems has launched a new package for prostate cancer diagnosis that combines MR spectroscopy with conventional MR imaging.
May 4, 2003
RITA gets 510(k) for new ablation electrode
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
RITA Medical Systems of Mountain View, CA, has received 510(k) clearance from the FDA for the latest addition to its line of radiofrequency ablation electrodes.
May 4, 2003
PET protocols from head to toe
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
SAN DIEGO - Patient preparation and image acquisition techniques can maximize the benefit of using FDG-PET for tumor diagnosis and staging. At the University of Texas, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, the modality has been used to stage or identify tumors as well as to distinguish recurrence from post-treatment changes and to monitor response to therapy.
May 4, 2003
3D ultrasound offers reliable assessment of gallbladder, bile ducts
Three-dimensional ultrasound can reliably assess gallbladder and bile duct pathology, according to radiologists from Hospital Ameijiras in Havana, Cuba. With minimal image processing, ultrasound provides all of the essential diagnostic information available in costlier CT and cholangeography exams, they report.
May 4, 2003
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Ultrasonido 3D para mejor evaluación de vesícula y vías biliares
El ultrasonido tridimensional es una nueva arma en el diagnóstico de la patología vesicular y de vías biliares, según los radiólogos del Hospital Hermanos Ameijeiras en La Habana, Cuba. La técnica puede determinar alteraciones que pueden pasar alto en estudios 2D, dicen (344 KB).

May 4, 2003
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No need to include calf in sonographic DVT assessment
By Ultrasound Review
(Ultrasound Review) Deep venous thrombosis (DVT) of the leg is a major cause of pulmonary embolus, which leads to a significant number of deaths each year. Color Doppler ultrasound is the imaging modality of choice for patients suspected of having DVT of the leg.
May 4, 2003
MR spectroscopy tracks chemical shift in brain tumors for better diagnosis, management
By Shalmali Pal
SAN DIEGO - Knowing your metabolites is the key to successful MR spectroscopy (MRS) of brain tumors. In a presentation Sunday at the American Roentgen Ray Society meeting, Dr. J. Keith Smith, Ph.D., offered attendees a crash course in the basics of single and multivolume MRS.
May 3, 2003
Loose screw triggers Aquilion fire
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A freak accident apparently was to blame for a fire in a Toshiba America Medical Systems Aquilion Quad CT scanner in March at Goodall Hospital in Sanford, OR.
May 1, 2003
EP MedSystems gets CE Mark
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Cardiac electrophysiology developer EP MedSystems has received European Notified Body regulatory approval for its ViewMate intracardiac ultrasound catheter system.
May 1, 2003
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