Clinical News: Page 3413

Hands-on training doesn’t improve board scores in obstetric ultrasound
By Tracie L. Thompson
Hands-on training in obstetrical ultrasound apparently doesn’t improve the performance of radiology residents on the radiology board exam’s obstetrical ultrasound cases, according to a new study.
November 11, 2002
Power Doppler ultrasound picks up pannus in RA patients
By Ultrasound Review
(Ultrasound Review) Power Doppler sonography may be a valuable tool for differentiating inflammatory and non-inflammatory pannus in the knee of patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
November 11, 2002
New PET center slated for Oklahoma City
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PET Imaging of Oklahoma City is planning to open a PET imaging center at the Oklahoma Health Center in early 2003. The facility will be located at the Center for Healthy Living at OU Medical Center, according to PET Imaging of Oklahoma City, an affiliate of fixed-site PET imaging center operator e +healthcare.
November 10, 2002
Why CT lung cancer screening will (and won't) work
By Eric Barnes
BOSTON - If it is to succeed, CT lung screening has a big job ahead. University of Michigan radiologist Dr. Ella Kazerooni discussed the pros and cons of the technique at a conference this week organized by the Society of Computed Body Tomography and Magnetic Resonance.
November 10, 2002
MRI of the Brain I and II
It is texts such as these that keep medical training innovative, current, and enjoyable. As neuroradiology is a discipline mastered by those that have "seen" the most, teaching file-based books are an efficient way to gain experience.
November 10, 2002
AngioDynamics debuts new embolic material
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
E-Z-EM interventional subsidiary AngioDynamics has launched PVA Plus, an embolic material designed to improve the quality of microscopic particles used in embolization procedures.
November 7, 2002
CMS to maintain PET payment rates
By Kate Madden Yee
PET proponents are rejoicing at the news that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will retain 2002 outpatient reimbursement rates for FDG-PET procedures next year. CMS had been proposing a 42% cut in the rate for oncology PET procedures and a 9% cut in cardiac PET payments for its 2003 outpatient payment schedule.
November 7, 2002
Toshiba names director of MRI and nuclear business unit
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Toshiba America Medical Systems has picked Dane Peshe as the director of its MRI and nuclear medicine business unit, responsible for developing marketing plans in these segments for the Tustin, CA-based vendor.
November 7, 2002
Stress test with SPECT remains main modality for assessing myocardial viability
Thanks to its ease of use and familiarity, SPECT is likely to remain the imaging modality of choice for myocardial viability assessment, even as other technologies emerge, according to a panel of experts at the 2002 American Society of Nuclear Cardiologists meeting in Baltimore.
November 7, 2002
Digirad tallies record Q3 sales
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Solid-state gamma camera developer Digirad recorded revenue of $11 million in the third quarter (end-September 30), up 39% compared to $7.9 million in the third quarter of 2001.
November 6, 2002
CPS Innovations installs PET-CT scanner at UCLA
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
CPS Innovations of Knoxville, TN, has installed its PET-CT scanner with lutetium oxyorthosilicate (LSO) scintillation detectors at the University of California, Los Angeles, and the system is performing 7-minute whole-body scans, according to CPS.
November 6, 2002
Medrad introduces MRI infusion system
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Contrast injector firm Medrad said it has received Food and Drug Administration clearance for its Continuum MR-compatible infusion system, which can be used to administer intravenous medication to patients during imaging procedures.
November 6, 2002
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