Clinical News: Page 3434

The twists and turns of hand and wrist x-ray positioning
By Naveed Ahmad, MD
Dr. Naveed Ahmad guides you through the radiographic examination of the hand and wrist, using posteroanterior (PA), oblique, and lateral projections.
October 14, 2002
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PACS leads to more incidental MRI findings
By Erik L. Ridley
Adopting PACS can lead to an increase in reported incidental findings and recommended follow-up studies for lumbar spinal MR imaging, according to research published in Radiology Online.
October 14, 2002
E-Z-EM adds new Varibar agent
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
E-Z-EM has debuted a new low-viscosity formulation for its Varibar barium product line.
October 13, 2002
GE Medical Systems reports 7% sales growth in Q3
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Medical Systems experienced sales growth of 7% in the third quarter of 2002 (end-September 30), with the Waukesha, WI, GE unit reporting revenue of $2.1 billion.
October 13, 2002
Technique and tools can reduce skin dose during interventional procedures
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
In a review published by Radiology Online, authors from the National Naval Medical Center and National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, MD, and Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City describe how they minimized skin dose during interventional radiology procedures.
October 10, 2002
CAD highlights hazy opacities on chest x-rays
By Tracie L. Thompson
Radiologists are better able to spot hazy opacities on chest x-rays using a computer-aided-diagnosis system that generates temporal subtraction images from current and previous radiographs, a Japanese study found.
October 10, 2002
In-line PET-CT improves cancer diagnosis
By Brian Casey
October 10, 2002
Schering gets Japanese approval for Resovist
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Pharmaceutical firm Schering has received marketing approval for its liver-specific MRI contrast agent Resovist in Japan.
October 9, 2002
Philips introduces MRI system and radiation oncology planning software
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Philips Medical Systems has introduced AcQSim MR, a new software package that uses MRI to plan radiation treatment for oncology patients, and the Panorama 0.23T R/T, a new MR system dedicated to radiation therapy planning.
October 9, 2002
Mobile PET, Bracco team up
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PET provider Mobile PET Systems and Bracco Diagnostics have formed a strategic partnership.
October 9, 2002
Pilot study finds that CT lung screening could predict mortality
By Eric Barnes
A group from the University of Colorado and the Denver VA Medical Center have reported early results from a pilot CT lung screening trial based on the latest knowledge regarding the development of lung cancer. The results suggest that a randomized and controlled multicenter trial could provide reliable information on whether CT screening reduces lung cancer deaths.
October 9, 2002
In-line PET-CT system improves cancer diagnosis
By Eric Barnes
A novel hardware-coregistered PET-CT system improves the diagnosis of cancer significantly compared with PET alone, according to researchers at the University Hospital Zurich in Switzerland. The group also found that adding PET improved diagnostic accuracy far more effectively than raising the CT dose did.
October 9, 2002
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