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MDCT may boost virtual colonoscopy results
By Eric Barnes
Virtual colonoscopy providers are increasingly using multidetector-row CT scanners to screen for colorectal cancer. In theory, their results should begin to reflect MDCT's improved speed and better spatial and temporal resolution compared to single-slice machines.
April 27, 2003
B-K debuts Viking 2400
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Analogic subsidiary B-K Medical introduced its Viking 2400 premium ultrasound system at this week's Euroson 2003 congress in Copenhagen, Denmark.
April 27, 2003
Neoprobe begins delivering Qauntix/OR
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Probe developer Neoprobe has begun shipping demonstration units of its Quantix/OR blood-flow measurement product to distributors in Europe and Asia.
April 27, 2003
Diagnosing breast cancer in younger women
By Shalmali Pal
Detecting and diagnosing potential cancer in women younger than 40 is tricky business -- a balancing act between choosing the right modality, knowing what to look for in these cases, and calming a patient who fears being struck down in the prime of her life.
April 27, 2003
AC-PET goes one better than FDG for recurring prostate cancer
By Shalmali Pal
Even after radical prostatectomy, close to a third of men with detectable prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels still experience local recurrence. Imaging with AC-PET has shown promise for the detection of recurrent disease at PSA relapse, according to a group from the Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology in St. Louis.
April 27, 2003
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Cook taps McIntosh for medical officer role
Interventional device developer Cook of Bloomington, IL, has hired Dr. Charles McIntosh as chief medical science and technology officer.
April 27, 2003
Normal fetal ventricular atrium should not exceed 10 mm, study says
By Ultrasound Review
(Ultrasound Review) Assessment of the fetal head is an important component of the fetal morphology scan to rule out ventriculomegaly. Fetal outcome is substantially affected by ventriculomegaly, one of the most common sonographically detected abnormalities.
April 27, 2003
Venous Interventional Radiology with Clinical Perspectives
The inclusion of the opinions and perspectives of nonradiologists is a particular strength of this work. It is a model for the kind of literature that will build common ground between imaging professionals and other specialists.
April 24, 2003
Implant Sciences lands NCI development grant
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Implant Sciences has received a grant from the National Cancer Institute for the development of a permanent implant that provides radiation treatment of malignant biliary tumors.
April 24, 2003
Philips, Dow, Kereos win NCI imaging contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Dow Chemical, Kereos, and Royal Philips Electronics (parent company of Philips Medical Systems) are collaborators in a $2.8-million, three-year contract awarded by the National Cancer Institute (NCI).
April 24, 2003
Epix revenues gain, losses widen
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Contrast agent developer Epix Medical reported first-quarter revenues of $3.5 million, compared to $2.1 million in the first quarter of 2002.
April 24, 2003
Knudsen leaves Fischer, Ravine named CEO
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Gerald Knudsen, CEO of Denver-based mammography vendor Fischer Imaging, has resigned his post, according to the company.
April 24, 2003
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