Clinical News: Page 3414

Mammogram findings indicate higher risk of heart disease
By Edward Susman
CHICAGO - The visualization of calcified breast arteries on a mammogram appears to be linked to the woman’s risk of heart disease, researchers reported at the 88th annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America.
December 3, 2002
Cryoablation for prostate cancer yields long-term success
By Eric Barnes
CHICAGO - Dr. Duke Bahn from the Crittenton Prostate Center in Ventura, CA, discussed a seven-year follow-up study of prostate cancer patients treated with cryoablation therapy in this week's RSNA scientific sessions.
December 3, 2002
iCAD partners with two digital mammography vendors
Denver, CO-based Fischer and iCAD of Boca Raton, FL, said at this week’s RSNA meeting that they have entered into a development and marketing agreement to provide CAD capability to the Fischer SenoScan TrueView digital mammography system.
December 3, 2002
R2 and Vital Images to merge CT lung nodule software
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
CAD developer R2 Technology of Sunnyvale, CA and Plymouth, MN-based Vital Images have agreed to integrate their lung nodule detection software.
December 3, 2002
Hologic introduces new bone densitometer
Hologic is introducing its Discovery series of bone densitometers, which the company says combines 10-second bone density measurements with 10-second assessment of vertebral fracture status at this week’s RSNA meeting in Chicago.
December 3, 2002
RSNA presentations highlight mixed views on full-body CT screening
CHICAGO - A marketing study at this week's RSNA conference shows that potential patients are interested in full-body CT screening, but other researchers find modest results.
December 3, 2002
Imaging agent aids diagnosis of Parkinson’s
By Edward Susman
CHICAGO - European researchers said the use of a new nuclear imaging agent dramatically improves the ability to diagnose which patients with early signs of tremor have Parkinson’s disease.
December 3, 2002
High-throughput CR from Fuji set to challenge DR
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
CHICAGO - The vendor this week unveiled the FCR Velocity, a high-throughput CR device that is capable of up to 240 images per hour.
December 2, 2002
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PET/CT fusion images help pinpoint cancer, therapy
By Edward Susman
CHICAGO - “What we are seeing with PET/CT just knocks your socks off,” said Dr. William Strauss, professor of radiology at the Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York at an RSNA media briefing.
December 2, 2002
Italian study demonstrates value of MR in Crohn’s disease assessment
By Shalmali Pal
CHICAGO - MRI added to the pre-treatment workup of patients with Crohn’s disease offers important information on the activity and extent of the illness as well as possible complications that may require surgery.
December 2, 2002
Virtual colonoscopy aces first flat-lesion study
By Eric Barnes
CHICAGO - In the first study designed to gauge CT's ability to detect superficial lesions, Dr. Nobuyuki Shiraga and colleagues found that virtual colonoscopy detected superficial colonic lesions as well as conventional colonoscopy.
December 2, 2002
CTI Molecular Imaging unveils 16-slice PET/CT system
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
CHICAGO - The PET scanner in CTI's new combo system utilizes lutetium oxyorthosilicate crystals rather than conventional bismuth germinate oxide crystals, resulting in higher detection efficiency.
December 2, 2002
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