Image Processing: Page 89

ScImage adds TomTec module to PACS
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PACS vendor ScImage has added quantification software from TomTec Imaging Systems for 2D and 4D ultrasound imaging to its PicomEnterprise PACS.
August 26, 2010
Contrast levels the field between breast CT and mammography
By Kate Madden Yee
Adding contrast to dedicated breast CT makes the technology a contender as a qualitative and quantitative imaging modality for breast cancer screening and diagnosis, according to a new study in the September issue of Radiology.
August 22, 2010
Quantitative image analysis uncovers more living liver donors
By Erik L. Ridley
Quantitative image analysis may be able to significantly increase the number of living liver donors, according to Colorado researchers. Re-evaluation of previously rejected donors with a quantitative image analysis system found that most had suitable anatomy for transplantation.
August 18, 2010
Contrast US processing tool shows malignant liver lesions
By Eric Barnes
Swiss researchers have developed a real-time parametric imaging technique for distinguishing benign from malignant liver lesions easily and noninvasively using contrast-enhanced ultrasound. In its first clinical run, the method delivered high sensitivity and specificity in a patient cohort.
July 29, 2010
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Conebeam reconstruction method speeds processing, cuts dose
By Eric Barnes
A new processing method for conebeam CT images promises to dramatically lower radiation exposure for patients undergoing perfusion CT prior to image-guided radiation therapy, according to a study presented at the American Association of Physicists in Medicine meeting in Philadelphia.
July 20, 2010
iCAD debuts new MRI software
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection firm iCAD has launched an MRI software suite for analyzing images of the breast, prostate, and other organs.
July 19, 2010
Visage releases Amira upgrade
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Advanced visualization and PACS firm Visage Imaging has released an upgrade to its Amira 3D/4D visualization software.
July 18, 2010
Siemens debuts new Acuson S2000 release
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Healthcare has introduced release 2.0 of its Acuson S2000 ultrasound system.
July 6, 2010
Mirada upgrades Casebook
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical imaging software developer Mirada Medical has released a software upgrade for Casebook (Casebook 1.1.), a presentation tool designed to show medical scans in Microsoft PowerPoint.
July 6, 2010
Study: 3D/4D US-guided IVF reduces risk
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Using 3D/4D ultrasound to guide embryo transfer during in vitro fertilization (IVF) significantly reduces a woman's risk of ectopic pregnancy and associated complications, according to research from 3D Sonography Center of Beverly Hills, CA.
June 29, 2010
CT-based Crohn's diagnosis takes aim at endoscopy
By Eric Barnes
GENEVA - Japanese researchers hope to supplant the invasive and time-consuming process of diagnosing Crohn's disease with a CT technique that is unaffected by intestinal stenosis and other impediments to conventional endoscopic evaluation.
June 28, 2010
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ASIR halves VC dose without drop in image quality
By Eric Barnes
Thanks to a noise-reduction algorithm known as adaptive statistical iterative reconstruction (ASIR), virtual colonoscopy scans acquired at half the normal dose delivered image quality equivalent to standard images, according to a study published in the July issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.
June 20, 2010
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