Image Processing: Page 101

ASIR reconstruction sharpens images, slices abdominal CT dose

By Eric Barnes

SAN FRANCISCO - Iterative reconstruction is a hot topic in CT imaging this year. The use of one proprietary method in particular, adaptive statistical iterative reconstruction (ASIR) from GE Healthcare, has significantly reduced body imaging doses in several multicenter studies discussed at this week's International Symposium on Multidetector-Row CT.

May 20, 2009

AuntMinnie.com Advanced Visualization Insider

By Erik L. Ridley

May 10, 2009

Aycan signs pact with Merge

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiology informatics firm Aycan Medical Systems has inked an agreement to distribute Merge Healthcare's Windows-based eFilm workstation in North America.

May 10, 2009

Computer-assisted ultrasound aids liver imaging in obese children

By Erik L. Ridley

An open-source image processing software package can be a useful tool for evaluating ultrasound images of obese children for signs of fat deposits in the liver, according to research from Brazil published in the May edition of the American Journal of Roentgenology.

May 7, 2009

Vital Images reports Q1 results

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Advanced visualization firm Vital Images posted a revenue decline in its first-quarter financial results, although the firm's net loss narrowed for the period.

May 6, 2009

SPECT with OSEM-3D reconstruction lowers pediatric radiation dose

By Wayne Forrest

Researchers at Children's Hospital Boston and Harvard Medical School have found that they can get better image quality and lower radiation dose in pediatric SPECT renal studies by using a data reconstruction technique based on ordered subset expectation maximization with 3D resolution recovery (OSEM-3D).

May 4, 2009