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PET/CT boosts confidence in rectal cancer staging, US yields high sensitivity
By Eric Barnes
Restaging rectal cancer after surgery was more accurate with PET/CT than with PET alone, according to a study presented at the 2003 European Congress of Radiology. Other studies found that ultrasound beats both MR and CT for assessing local tumor invasion, and that CT multiplanar reconstructions are better than the standard axial kind for staging.
April 2, 2003
3-D power Doppler challenges standard aneurysm visualization
HONOLULU - Three-dimensional transcranial power Doppler imaging (3D-PDI) has shown promise as a rapid, noninvasive screening method for visualizing ruptured intracranial aneurysms in the emergency room, researchers reported Tuesday at the American Academy of Neurology meeting.
April 1, 2003
Medrad inks Novation deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medrad of Indianola, PA, has signed an agreement with group purchasing organization Novation that allows Medrad to supply its MR-compatible 9500 patient monitors to hospitals in the VHA and University HealthSystem Consortium networks.
April 1, 2003
Fischer delays filing of year-end results
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Women’s imaging vendor Fischer Imaging of Denver has delayed the filing of its 10-K annual report for 2002.
April 1, 2003
Using PET to tailor antidepressant dosage
By Robert Bruce
UCLA neuroscientists used PET to determine the effectiveness of paroxetine (Paxil) in treating obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) versus major depression. The study, in the March 2003 American Journal of Psychiatry, compares neurobiological predictors of response to the same treatment of these disorders.
April 1, 2003
Symptomatic rotator cuff tears accompanied by contralateral asymptomatic tears
By Erik L. Ridley
Rotator cuff disease is the most common cause of shoulder pain, but the natural history of tears is unknown because patients already have symptoms at presentation. Researchers from the Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology (MIR) in St. Louis looked at the significance of such tears using ultrasound.
April 1, 2003
CADx inks deal with HPG
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection (CAD) developer CADx Systems has signed a two-year, dual-source agreement to provide its Second Look mammography CAD system to group purchasing organization HealthTrust Purchasing Group (HPG) of Brentwood, TN.
March 31, 2003
Siemens debuts CV70
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Medical Solutions has introduced its Acuson CV70 cardiovascular ultrasound system at this week's American College of Cardiology meeting in Chicago.
March 31, 2003
Uterine fibroid embolization does not impair fertility
SALT LAKE CITY - Interventional radiologists may be sold on the advantages of uterine artery embolization (UAE), but how do patients feel about the procedure, especially a year or more after surgery? They're more than satisfied, according to a survey presented Friday at the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) meeting.
March 31, 2003
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Epix to develop new MR agent
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
MR contrast developer Epix Medical will begin development of a molecularly-targeted imaging agent designed to detect thrombus in humans using MRI.
March 31, 2003
Pseudoaneurysm size affects success of thrombin injection with US
By Shalmali Pal
SALT LAKE CITY - Ultrasound-guided thrombin injection for the treatment of iatrogenic pseudoaneurysms is safe and effective, but best reserved for cases with volumes smaller than 50 cm3, according to a presenter at the Society of Interventional Radiology conference.
March 31, 2003
Palatin raises $19 million
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Contrast agent developer Palatin Technologies has completed an offering yielding gross proceeds of $19 million.
March 31, 2003
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