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Lyon tapped as president, CEO of Confirma

Image processing firm Confirma of Kirkland, WA, has named Max Lyon as president and CEO.

March 26, 2003

FDG-PET spots cervical carcinoma recurrence earlier

By Shalmali Pal

In a retrospective study at the Korea Cancer Center Hospital in Seoul, FDG-PET was recommended as a part of the work-up on all patients with high-risk factors for cervical cancer recurrence.

March 26, 2003

Gastric bypass battles bulge, but patients pose imaging challenge

By Deborah R. Dakins

As obesity becomes a national health issue in the U.S., a growing number of Americans are turning to surgery as a way to battle their bulge. But gastric bypass, one of the fastest-growing surgeries at U.S. hospitals today, poses multiple challenges for radiologists and technologists performing postprocedural imaging to detect complications.

March 26, 2003

Tubular structure on sonography indicates diverticulitis

By Ultrasound Review

(Ultrasound Review) According to researchers at Hospital da Criança Conceição in Porto Alegre,Brazil, a tubular structure on sonography is suggestive of a Meckel's diverticulum in children presenting with rectal bleeding due to diverticulitis.

March 26, 2003

Cyviz introduces 3-D visualization hardware

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Norway-based Cyviz is introducing 3-D projectors that, when used with the company’s stereo 3-D converters, give viewers a 3-D view of images produced with standard 3-D software.

March 25, 2003

Radiographic positioning techniques for the cervical spine

By Naveed Ahmad, MD

Dr. Naveed Ahmad takes you through common routine cervical projections for imaging the cervical spine, including the anteroposterior (AP), AP open mouth, and lateral, as well as the less familiar oblique projections.

March 25, 2003