Advanced Visualization: Page 301

Survey finds routine use of 3D visualization
By Erik L. Ridley
Use of 3D advanced visualization technology has become a routine part of the interpretation process for the vast majority of radiologists and cardiologists, according to a survey presented at the 2006 RSNA meeting in Chicago.
December 17, 2006
Low incidence of serious extracolonic findings seen in VC screening population
By Eric Barnes
One of the largest studies to date of asymptomatic virtual colonoscopy screening subjects found critical extracolonic findings in almost 3% of the patients, adding about $138 to the cost of screening for each patient. Researchers from the University of Wisconsin in Madison analyzed Medicare and private-practice billing records for the 2,195 individuals screened in the study.
December 17, 2006
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AuntMinnie.com Advanced Visualization Insider
By Erik L. Ridley
December 12, 2006
Novadaq gets Canadian approval for Luna
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Novadaq Technologies reported that it has received Health Canada approval for use of its Luna surgical visualization system for urological procedures.
December 11, 2006
Virtual dissection reading method finds the same polyps faster
By Eric Barnes
A virtual colonoscopy reading method that unrolls, opens, and displays the colon as a flat 3D model allowed readers in a recent study to find the same polyps they found in 2D or regular 3D endoluminal viewing, only faster. Still, double reading beat any single-display technique in lesion detection.
December 11, 2006
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iCRco introduces iCE processing
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computed radiography (CR) vendor iCRco of Torrance, CA, has added iCE (intelligent clarity enhancement) processing technology to its advanced multichannel processing suite.
December 7, 2006
iCAD, Viatronix ink deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection (CAD) firm iCAD has signed a product integration and distribution agreement with advanced visualization firm Viatronix of Stony Brook, NY.
December 5, 2006
TeraRecon touts McKesson integration
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Advanced visualization firm TeraRecon said it has completed application programming interface (API)-level workflow integration between its AquariusNet Server offering and McKesson Provider Technologies' Horizon Medical Imaging PACS network.
December 4, 2006
VirtualScopics gets patent
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computerized image analysis developer VirtualScopics of Rochester, NY, has been issued a patent from the U.S. Patent Office for the method and use of automatically identifying and quantifying abnormal anatomical structures found in medical images.
November 29, 2006
Cedara debuts new image fusion software
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Cedara Software has introduced several new work-in-progress software products for deformable registration and image fusion. The software can be used for applications such as PET/CT and lung SPECT/CT, as well as brain MRI/SPECT.
November 29, 2006
Fetal 4D US market grows despite FDA criticism, research finds
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
According to a new report by the Millennium Research Group, 4D imaging systems are being increasingly used to view fetal growth by parents, despite criticism by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for using these sytems for this purpose.
November 29, 2006
US-guided percutaneous placement of PBI balloon catheter is safe, efficient
CHICAGO - Data from a small series of patients suggest that percutaneous ultrasound-guided placement of a partial-breast irradiation (PBI) balloon is a safe and efficient option to whole-breast radiation following lumpectomy for treatment of early-stage breast cancer, according to researchers who presented their findings Wednesday at the 2006 RSNA meeting.
November 29, 2006
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