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PET useful for staging pediatric bone sarcomas
NEW ORLEANS - PET imaging can detect metastases missed by CT and technetium bone scans in children with bone sarcomas, according to a presentation Thursday at the American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons meeting.
February 6, 2003
Waist size predicts optimal CT dose in virtual colonoscopy
By Eric Barnes
Conforming CT protocols to the patient's body mass can help determine the lowest radiation dose needed to provide diagnostic-quality images. Virtual colonoscopy providers in the Netherlands appear to have found a way to quantify the process without overcomplicating it.
February 6, 2003
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Novoste shows downturn in 2002
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Vascular brachytherapy firm Novoste has reported fiscal 2002 revenue of $69 million, down slightly compared with $69.9 million for fiscal 2001.
February 5, 2003
Draxis Health reports record earnings
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiopharmaceutical firm Draxis Health reported fourth-quarter revenues from continuing operations of $9.8 million (U.S.), compared with $8.9 million posted in the same period last year.
February 5, 2003
Mirada, Amersham to develop molecular imaging application
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Mirada Solutions of Oxford, U.K., has signed an agreement to develop image analysis software to support molecular diagnostic products from Amersham Health of Buckinghamshire, U.K.
February 5, 2003
Alara receives densitometer patents
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Bone densitometry developer Alara of Hayward, CA, has received two U.S. patents, 6,490,339 and 6,510,197, for its MetriScan peripheral bone densitometer.
February 5, 2003
First-trimester ultrasound Down screening offers savings -- but at a cost
By Erik L. Ridley
First-trimester ultrasound screening for Down syndrome may save money, but it also leads to the loss of more normal fetuses in women younger than 45, according to research conducted at the University of Washington Medical Center in Seattle.
February 5, 2003
Vital Images releases new Vitrea version
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Three-dimensional-software developer Vital Images has released version 3.2 of its Vitrea 2 3-D visualization and analysis software for CT and MR image data.
February 4, 2003
Dynamic MR enteroclysis negotiates twists, turns of small bowel disease
By Shalmali Pal
Overlapping or collapsed bowel loops are a common problem in gastrointestinal imaging, one that can impede the accurate diagosis of small bowel disease. Several groups of radiologists in Europe and the U.S. relied on MR enteroclysis as an alternative method of examining the small bowel.
February 4, 2003
TechniScan raises $2M
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound breast imaging developer TechniScan said it has raised over $2 million in its series B round of financing.
February 3, 2003
Given Imaging adds Blue Shield to payor list
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Video capsule manufacturer Given Imaging of Yoqneam, Israel has received coverage from Blue Shield of California for use of its M2A capsule endoscope.
February 3, 2003
Hologic shows Q1 sales uptick, trims loss
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Digital x-ray and mammography provider Hologic reported fiscal first-quarter revenues of $48.9 million, up 3% from the $47.5 million posted in the same quarter last year.
February 3, 2003
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