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TomoTherapy nets two Hi-Art installs
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy developer TomoTherapy of Madison, WI, has installed its Hi-Art system at Deaconess Hospital in Oklahoma City, OK, and the City of Hope Cancer Center in Duarte, CA.
July 14, 2005
ArthroCare receives FDA clearance
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical device firm ArthroCare of Sunnyvale, CA, received notice from the Food and Drug Administration that its Parallax Acrylic Resin with Tracers-Ta Bone Cement Opacifier has been cleared for the fixation of pathological fractures of the vertebral body using vertebroplasty or kyphoplasty procedures.
July 14, 2005
Novadaq receives Spy patent
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Novadaq Technologies of Toronto has been granted a patent, 6,915,154 B1, by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for its Spy intraoperative imaging system.
July 11, 2005
3D navigation holds promise for image overload
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
The evolution of modalities used in the practice of radiology is fast producing a daily volume of images that threatens to overload the capacity of interpreting radiologists. But strategies for handling the increased workflow, such as the use of volumetric navigation, continue to evolve as well, according to a presentation at the Society for Computer Applications in Radiology (SCAR) meeting.
July 10, 2005
NAS nets 510(k)
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm North American Scientific (NAS) reported that its Nomos radiation oncology division has received 510(k) clearance from the Food and Drug Administration to market nTRAK, a new stereotactic image guidance system used to position and monitor patients during radiation therapy treatments for head and neck cancers.
July 7, 2005
Novadaq inks Spy deal with CarboMedics, Kodak
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Novadaq Technologies and cardiac surgery developer CarboMedics of the Sorin Group reported that they have signed a North American agreement to distribute Novadaq's Spy intraoperative imaging system, a visual imaging device for use during coronary artery bypass graft surgery.
July 4, 2005
Endometrial brachytherapy with MR allows for more targeted treatment
By Shalmali Pal
MR-guided interstitial brachytherapy for recurrent endometrial cancer prevents inadvertent radiation doses to the bladder and rectum. In addition, MRI guidance allows for conformal treatment planning and accurate tumor delineation, according to a Boston-based radiation oncologist.
July 4, 2005
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Sophisticated 3D volumetric imaging has a place in everyday orthodontics
By Shalmali Pal
The amount of information produced by 3D volumetric imaging is undeniably copious, but what's the best way to tackle all that information? For orthodontic planning and treatment, it's on a need-to-know basis.
July 3, 2005
3D offers speed gains for fetal scanning
By Erik L. Ridley
Three-dimensional volume sonography is much faster and just as accurate as traditional 2D scanning for second-trimester fetal surveys, according to a presentation at the annual meeting of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM).
June 30, 2005
Start-up 3DR aims to outsource 3D processing
By Brian Casey
You've heard of companies that offer teleradiology outsourcing services, but what about outsourcing 3D image processing? A new company called 3DR is hoping to carve out a new business model by providing a centralized location to which imaging facilities can send their 3D studies to be processed.
June 30, 2005
ContextVision begins shipping GOPView Mammo
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Image enhancement software developer ContextVision has begun shipping its GOPView Mammo software for digital mammography applications.
June 27, 2005
Interventionalists see safer RFA with coregistered laparoscopic US, CT
By Eric Barnes
BERLIN - Percutaneous radiofrequency ablation (RFA) and other minimally invasive interventions have become increasingly popular. But the interventionalists who perform them often end up working in the dark, as the CT or MR image they've placed across the room bears little resemblance to the laparoscopic ultrasound images used to guide the RFA needle. Researchers may have found a solution, according to a presentation at the Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery (CARS) meeting.
June 26, 2005
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