Chest Radiology: Page 192

Viatronix, iCAD sign licensing deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Three-dimensional software developer Viatronix and computer-aided detection developer iCAD have signed a development and distribution agreement.
November 29, 2004
Higher lung cancer risk seen in asbestos-exposed smokers
By Eric Barnes
CHICAGO - For smokers who were also exposed to asbestos, the risk of lung cancer is expected to be far higher than that of the general lung cancer screening population. Just how high a risk was the focus of a lung cancer screening study presented at the RSNA meeting on Sunday.
November 27, 2004
Median gets 4 million euro boost
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
French computer-aided detection (CAD) developer Median Technologies has raised 4 million euros ($5.2 million U.S.) in a second round of financing.
November 23, 2004
Medicsight notches distribution trifecta
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Image analysis software developer Medicsight has signed letters of intent with Agfa HealthCare and Viatronix, and a commercial agreement with Vital Images for global distribution of its medical imaging software.
November 23, 2004
ECG-gated MDCT enables accurate assessment of pulmonary nodules
By Radiology Review
(Radiology Review) Multidetector-row computed tomography (MDCT) enables precise volumetric assessment of small pulmonary nodules by identifying the underlying cardiac phase, according to U.S. radiologists.
November 23, 2004
EDDA gets FDA nod for chest software
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Imaging software developer EDDA Technology of Princeton, NJ, has received Food and Drug Administration clearance for its IQQA-Chest software for analysis of digital radiography chest images.
November 21, 2004
FDA clears 3D CT bronchoscopy
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Peripheral areas of the lung are virtually unreachable with standard bronchoscopy procedures, but Tel Aviv, Israel-based superDimension has developed an FDA-cleared navigation system for guiding endoscopic instruments in the pulmonary tract.
November 14, 2004
Intraop system to be used in lung cancer study
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ohio State University and Intraop Medical of Salt Lake City, UT, will undertake a clinical study of the effectiveness of intraoperative radiation therapy (IORT) in the treatment of lung cancer.
November 11, 2004
Web site promotes lung cancer awareness among women
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A group of female oncologists have formed Women Against Lung Cancer (WALC), designed to increase public awareness of the disease among women, and foster gender-related research.
November 8, 2004
FDA clears EDDA's digital chest software
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
New imaging software company EDDA in Princeton Junction, NJ, has received Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance for software for the review of digital x-ray chest images.
November 7, 2004
Higher dose 3D-CRT improves local control of lung cancer
By Shalmali Pal
The overall survival rate for lung cancer patients remains less than ideal, despite advances in treatment. One possible reason for this poor outcome is that current radiation doses are insufficient for local disease control, according to researchers from Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City.
November 7, 2004
Thoracic CT expert takes on chronic PE diagnosis
By Eric Barnes
Radiologists may believe that chronic pulmonary embolism is harder to diagnose than the acute kind. But the task is as simple and straightforward as acute PE if one knows what to look for, according to Dr. Martine Rémy-Jardin, from the University of Lille in France.
October 14, 2004
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