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Stroke assessment varies depending on CT perfusion software

By Eric Barnes

A new study from Japan has found significant differences in the ways that five different commercial software packages assess abnormal brain regions on CT perfusion scans. The variances could lead to errors in patient management, according to the researchers.

January 21, 2010

How to maximize your chances of 3D lab success

By Erik L. Ridley

Building a successful 3D laboratory requires proper handling of challenging issues such as 3D technologist training, 3D study protocols, and capturing sufficient revenue to cover the costs of the service. But the results are worth the effort, according to Dr. Eliot Siegel of the University of Maryland School of Medicine.

January 13, 2010

CTA motion model aims to improve cardiac function analysis

By Eric Barnes

Dutch researchers used an automated coronary artery motion model to analyze cardiac function from electrocardiogram-gated coronary CT angiography (CTA) data. The method promises to improve cardiac function analysis and reconstruction interval selection, and even provide new information on coronary artery motion at different heart rates.

January 10, 2010

Automated QCT offers hope for passive osteoporosis screening

By Eric Barnes

A new quantitative CT (QCT) technique offers hope that osteoporosis scans could someday be performed passively -- and automatically -- from abdominal CT scans acquired for other clinical purposes, according to researchers from the U.S. National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, MD.

December 27, 2009

Visage, Definiens ink partnership

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Advanced visualization and PACS firm Visage Imaging and Definiens have entered a partnership to jointly develop and market advanced oncology products for clinical and preclinical imaging.

December 3, 2009

VirtualScopics gains Japanese patent

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Computerized image analysis developer VirtualScopics has announced issuance of a Japanese patent for its "System and Method for 4D Reconstruction and Visualization."

December 3, 2009