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RSNA attendance jumps 10% over 2001
By Brian Casey
CHICAGO - The RSNA meeting is back in the saddle. After two full days of the conference, attendance has bounced back to 2000 levels, erasing much of the memory of last year’s poorly attended show.
December 1, 2002
Canon launches new digital radiography unit
By Brian Casey
CHICAGO - The CXDI-40G is a 17 x 17-inch amorphous silicon flat-panel detector, and features a smaller and lighter housing than Canon's previous detectors.
December 1, 2002
Sputum cytology gives a big boost to CT lung screening
By Eric Barnes
CHICAGO - Researchers from Vancouver General Hospital in BC, Canada, presented a protocol designed to prescreen subjects to find those at higher risk of lung cancer, while improving detection rates for the cancers CT tends to miss.
December 1, 2002
Three-point Dixon GRE sequence overcomes low-field MR limitations in knee scans
By Shalmali Pal
CHICAGO - Investigators from Boston have devised a new MR protocol for imaging cartilage of the knee using a 3-point Dixon gradient echo sequence. Their method compensates for the limited separation of fat and water peaks that generally hampers low-field MR imaging.
December 1, 2002
Radiologists, technologists get comparable grades reading virtual colonoscopy
By Edward Susman
CHICAGO - Radiologists and radiographers were nearly equally accurate in evaluating precancerous lesions in patients undergoing virtual colonoscopy, according to a Dutch study presented at the RSNA conference.
December 1, 2002
Population-based study links coronary calcium and mortality
By Eric Barnes
CHICAGO - In the first large-scale prospective trial of its kind, Dutch researchers have found a strong association between CT-detected coronary calcium and mortality.
November 30, 2002
Parallax unveils bone and vertebral body biopsy kit
CHICAGO - Parallax's new Core-Assure kit offers improved core tissue sample quality and allows interventional radiologists to maintain access to the vertebral body for subsequent procedures.
November 30, 2002
Mallinckrodt adds to contrast injector line
CHICAGO - A compact power contrast injector, OptiStat is suitable for CT, general x-ray, and intravenous pyelography procedures.
November 30, 2002
FDG tops gallium for imaging pediatric lymphoma
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
CHICAGO - When it comes to sensitivity and accuracy, the radionuclide of choice for imaging pediatric lymphoma is fluorodeoxyglucose.
November 30, 2002
FFDM fares as well as screen-film for population-based breast screening
By Shalmali Pal
CHICAGO - Mammographers using FFDM cut down on the reading time and increased patient throughput, researchers reported at the Radiological Society of North America meeting.
November 30, 2002
IHE eyes real-world applications at RSNA, plans new IT committees
By Erik L. Ridley
The Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise project continues to evolve. While earlier IHE exhibitions were demonstration projects of inter-vendor connectivity, Year 4 will emphasize the practical benefits of the initiative, according to RSNA officials.
November 30, 2002
New 16-slice scanners fuel CT’s growth surge
By Brian Casey
CT continues to ride a remarkable wave of growth and technical innovation as vendors push the envelope of multislice technology. At the same time, CT's improving diagnostic abilities are raising questions about what doctors should do with the information.
November 30, 2002
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