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AuntMinnieTV: Ultrasound elastography may help women avoid breast biopsy

A group of U.S. researchers has put a new spin on breast ultrasound elasticity imaging, which measures differences in stiffness between malignant and benign tissue. The group believes that its new technique is easier to use than previous attempts at elastography, and could help women avoid biopsy following suspicious mammograms.

January 25, 2007

AuntMinnieTV: Positional MRI dispels conventional wisdom on correct posture

A group of Scottish researchers has discovered that the conventional wisdom on the correct posture when sitting -- upright with back and thighs at a 90° angle -- might actually be a cause of back pain. They used positional MRI to prove their point.

January 10, 2007

AuntMinnieTV: MR spectroscopy shows impact of brain training

Irish researchers used MR spectroscopy to document the effects of a memory enhancement exercise in a population of senior citizens ... with some surprising results.

December 14, 2006

AuntMinnieTV: NIH researchers add CAD to virtual colonoscopy

A group of researchers from the National Institutes of Health developed a computer-aided detection algorithm and put it through its paces in analyzing data from virtual colonoscopy studies.

February 2, 2006

AuntMinnieTV: Advances in CT Technology - Siemens

A novel new multislice CT scanner featuring two sets of x-ray tubes and detector arrays took center stage in the RSNA 2005 booth of Siemens Medical Solutions. The company also featured new advances in CT digital subtraction angiography software for neuro applications, as well as 3D vessel analysis tools.

January 5, 2006

AuntMinnieTV: Advances in CT Technology -- NeuroLogica

Making its debut at RSNA 2005 was NeuroLogica, a start-up firm with a novel new compact CT scanner called CereTom that can be moved to a patient's bedside. The firm hopes to carve out a niche in a market dominated by large multimodality vendors.

December 21, 2005

AuntMinnieTV: Advances in CT Technology -- GE

A new CT scanner family, new cardiac and lung applications for its 64-slice LightSpeed VCT scanner, and cutting-edge advances in large-bore CT are described in this AuntMinnieTV segment on GE Healthcare's RSNA 2005 CT product introductions.

December 14, 2005

AuntMinnieTV: Advances in CT Technology -- Philips

In this first installment of our series on new CT technology at the 2005 RSNA show, Philips Medical Systems demonstrates a number of new advances, including its novel CT Halo concept, advanced detector designs, and photorealistic anatomic CT reconstructions.

December 7, 2005

AuntMinnieTV: Tomosynthesis targets breast cancer

One of the most intriguing areas of current mammography research is breast tomosynthesis -- the use of a mammography system with a tube head that rotates over the breast rather than remaining stationary. In this AuntMinnieTV segment, Dr. Steven Poplack discusses the use of an investigational breast tomosynthesis unit for diagnostic mammography.

December 1, 2005

AuntMinnieTV: German group investigates '1,024-slice' CT

In this study, a group of German researchers evaluated the effectiveness of an experimental CT scanner outfitted with an amorphous silicon flat-panel detector. They found that the system produced outstanding spatial resolution -- but that it also had some drawbacks.

May 5, 2005

AuntMinnieTV: Vendor shows work-in-progress CAD system

A Texas-based firm believes it's built a better mousetrap in the market for mammography computer-aided detection (CAD) systems. VuComp demonstrated its work-in-progress M-Vu system at the RSNA show, highlighting how the unit addresses what the company believes are shortcomings found on other CAD units.

April 25, 2005

AuntMinnieTV: New firm debuts DR technology

A new company called Miradis entered the market for digital radiography systems at the 2005 European Congress of Radiology, debuting a detector based on charge-coupled device (CCD) technology.

April 20, 2005

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