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3D ultrasound offers reliable assessment of gallbladder, bile ducts

Three-dimensional ultrasound can reliably assess gallbladder and bile duct pathology, according to radiologists from Hospital Ameijiras in Havana, Cuba. With minimal image processing, ultrasound provides all of the essential diagnostic information available in costlier CT and cholangeography exams, they report.

May 4, 2003

Power Doppler US spots tumor vascularity for prostate cancer staging

By Paula Moyer

CHICAGO - Power Doppler sonography, with a 3-D reconstruction component to assess neovascularization, is more effective than B-mode ultrasound in diagnosing and staging prostate cancer, according to a presentation Tuesday at the American Urological Association.

April 29, 2003

Matrox shows strong global placement

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The firm has notched a series of deals with radiology companies throughout the world, placing its controller boards in a cornucopia of medical display products.

March 11, 2003

Philips Speech broadens SpeechMagic

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Norwegian and Danish radiology vocabularies have been added.

March 4, 2003

MR field raises x-ray tube output

By Jonathan S. Batchelor

Fusion modality imaging is being hotly pursued by medical equipment vendors and clinicians, who are banking on its ability to perform dual-modality studies. A group of scientists at the department of radiology at Stanford University in Stanford, CA, are developing an x-ray fluoroscopy/MR system for interventional studies.

March 4, 2003

FDA clears Medis peripheral vascular software

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Medis Medical Imaging Systems has received Food and Drug Administration clearance for its QVA-CMS analytical software for use in quantitative analysis of vascular morphology in peripheral arteries.

February 24, 2003