Clinical News: Page 3399

DR permits lower chest dose than film or CR

By Jonathan S. Batchelor

Working with a combined cesium iodide fine-needle scintillator and an amorphous silicon flat-panel DR system, Belgian researchers have succeeded in reducing entrance skin dose while maintaining image quality.

January 29, 2003

TechniScan system completes phase I trials

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Ultrasound breast imaging technology developer TechniScan said that phase I clinical testing of its breast imaging system has yielded promising results.

January 28, 2003

Medrad adds direct sales in Brazil

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Vascular injector firm Medrad has added a direct sales and service operation in Brazil.

January 28, 2003

Bard posts sales gains in Q4, 2002

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Interventional-device manufacturer C.R. Bard reported fourth-quarter net sales of $331.7 million, up 10% compared with the $302.8 million posted in the same period last year.

January 28, 2003

MRI of the Shoulder

This book is well written, thoroughly referenced, and superbly illustrated. The authors take care to avoid the pitfall of showing only classic "easy-to-see" presentations.

January 28, 2003

MRI advances diagnosis of Hallervorden-Spatz syndrome

The research team that identified the key genetic mutation behind Hallervorden-Spatz syndrome -- a rare neurodegenerative disorder related to Parkinson's disease -- has discovered a specific pattern on MRI that distinguishes patients with these mutations.

January 28, 2003

FDA nixes Computerized Thermal Imaging system

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The Food and Drug Administration has ruled that the premarket approval (PMA) application filed by Computerized Thermal Imaging for its thermal breast imaging system is not approvable in its current form.

January 27, 2003

Cytogen, Draxis dispute heats up

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The relationship between Draxis Health radiopharmaceutical subsidiary and marketing partner Cytogen appears to be falling apart.

January 27, 2003

GE's Senographe 2000D eligible for MQSA accreditation

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

GE Medical Systems said its Senographe 2000D full-field digital mammography system is ready to receive Mammography Quality Standards Act (MQSA) accreditation by the American College of Radiology.

January 27, 2003

Breast abscess in lactating women resolved with ultrasound-based detection, treatment

By Shalmali Pal

Swedish researchers reported positive results using ultrasound for the diagnosis and treatment of breast abscesses in lactating women. Dr. Dieter Ulitzsch and colleagues from Danderyds Hospital in Stockholm examined 108 women with clinically suspected breast abscesses over a three-year period.

January 27, 2003

HKSH performs C-11 whole-body PET/CT scans

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital (HKSH) has performed whole-body PET/CT scans using short half-life C-11 radiopharmaceuticals, according to Siemens Medical Solutions.

January 26, 2003

Studies illustrate benefits of FDG-PET, pre-planning in radiotherapy

By Paula Moyer

Researchers from the University Hospital in Zurich show that whole-body FDG-PET scanning can help stage and manage patients with various types of malignant tumors. A second group from Kingston General Hospital in Ontario, share their scheme for long-term planning of radiation services for prostate cancer patients.

January 26, 2003

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