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MRI of white matter disease

In this multimedia lecture, Dr. Blake A. Johnson of the Center for Diagnostic Imaging in St. Louis Park, MN, explores the use of MRI to diagnose white matter disease.

March 24, 2003

Color won’t enhance US of thyroid nodules

By Ultrasound Review

(Ultrasound Review) Color Doppler cannot be used to differentiate benign and malignant solid thyroid nodules, according to radiologists at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. However, they demonstrated that 42% of solid hypervascular thyroid nodules are likely to be malignant.

March 23, 2003

Routine chest x-rays don’t enhance thoracotomy catheter assessment

CHICAGO - Researchers at the American Pain Society meeting reported that routine postoperative chest x-rays are often of limited quality and that catheter tip location is difficult to identify on most films.

March 23, 2003

New reports address prostate cancer staging, therapy

By Tracie L. Thompson

Dutch researchers have found 11C-choline PET imaging to be more accurate than MRI or CT in staging of lymph node involvement in prostate cancer; meanwhile, a new U.S. database analysis says that younger prostate cancer patients shouldn’t be steered away from radiation therapy merely because of their age.

March 23, 2003

Radiation hormesis and the radiologic imperative

Popular opinion would have us believe that life on earth never knew radioactive sin until we brought it upon ourselves, that zero-exposure was the historical rule, not the exception, and that elimination of future exposure should be the ultimate goal of humanity. Dr. Gerald L. Looney discusses why the zeal for a radiation-free environment could lead to actual radiation deficiency.

March 20, 2003

Study questions predictive value of standard short-term follow-up for breast imaging

By Shalmali Pal

Dr. Shagufta Yasmeen from the University of California, Davis and colleagues looked at 2,957 mammograms for which a short-interval follow-up was recommended. Their concern was that "early recall for follow-up testing on screening mammography causes anxiety, psychological morbidity, and increased healthcare utilization in the year after a false-positive mammogram is reported."

March 20, 2003

U.S. military adds to Orex CR order

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The U.S. military has purchased an additional 26 Orex Computed Radiography PcCR 1417 CR units from distributor SourceOne Healthcare Technologies, on top of the more than 50 units it purchased last month.

March 20, 2003

Breast MRI expert offers tips

By Brian Casey

Breast MRI is a powerful but often misunderstood technology that is just beginning to come into its own. Careful selection of when to use breast MRI can help breast imaging facilities make the most of this technique, according to Dr. Bruce Porter of First Hill Diagnostic Imaging in Seattle.

March 20, 2003

Mobile PET management buys stock

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Senior management of imaging services provider Mobile PET Systems recently added shares of the company’s stock to their personal portfolios.

March 19, 2003

Guidant to acquire additional Biosensor technology

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Interventional firm Guidant of Indianapolis has entered into a purchase agreement to acquire everolimus-eluting stent technology from Biosensor of Singapore.

March 19, 2003

Easy Pax adds Kodak digitizers

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Canadian image management provider Easy Pax said it has begun integrating x-ray film digitizers from Eastman Kodak Health Imaging into its teleradiology offerings.

March 19, 2003

Tips and techniques make MRI feasible for breast centers

By Deborah R. Dakins

Breast MRI is a valuable problem-solving tool in breast imaging, but even this highly sensitive technique can be humbled. Exam timing, indications, and technique are critical to success, according to Dr. Bruce Porter, medical director of First Hill Diagnostic Imaging in Seattle.

March 19, 2003

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