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R2 highlights CAD expansion at RSNA show

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Computer-aided detection developer R2 Technology demonstrated the expansion of its CAD technology into virtual colonoscopy at last week’s RSNA meeting.

December 11, 2003

Delft sells ThoraScans to beta sites

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Delft Imaging Systems has sold one of its ThoraScan digital radiography chest units to Duke University Medical Center, following completion of a beta site clinical and research program at the Durham, NC-based institution.

December 7, 2003

Emphysema-like lung changes seen in women with anorexia

CHICAGO - The list of negative long-term consequences associated with anorexia nervosa may also include emphysema, according to findings presented here at the 2003 RSNA meeting.

December 4, 2003

CT screening for lung cancer in high-risk patients finds early lesions, with apparent cost-effectiveness

By Edward Susman

CHICAGO - The use of CT screening to find early lung cancers in high-risk individuals not only discovers the lesions at an early stage of development but also appears to be able to perform the task in a cost-effective manner.

November 30, 2003

Imaging documents damage associated with NSAIDs usage

The most commonly used drug class in the world, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), are associated with a host of proven benefits, primarily their ability to control pain and inflammation due to acute or chronic conditions. Drugs in this class are also being investigated for several potential preventive benefits, including colorectal cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, and, most recently, Parkinson’s disease.

November 26, 2003

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Delft adds U.K. distributor

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Delft Imaging Systems has added M.A.S. Medical of Brighouse, U.K., as a distributor.

November 20, 2003

Beyond images: futuristic lung atlas created with CT

Forget about suspicious nodular opacities. A team of radiologists, pulmonologists and bioengineers are going beyond CT images to create a virtually perfect model of lung morphology and function. The five-year, $7 million research effort is being funded by the National Institute of Health's National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute.

November 20, 2003

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AuntMinnie.com's CT Radiology Insider

The group that pioneered virtual bronchoscopy in the 1990s has taken a giant step into the future of lung imaging. Erik Hoffman, Ph.D. and his colleagues at the University of Iowa are leading a new five-year U.S. research effort to create a futuristic model of lung morphology and function.

November 16, 2003

PET/CT is the team to beat for NSCLC staging

In the study, 27 patients with NSCLC underwent whole-body PET/CT for either primary tumor staging or restaging after neoadjuvant therapy.

November 16, 2003

Thanks to technology, CT lung nodule assessment gets trickier

The distinctions among tumor types have become more important with the rapid evolution of CT image quality. The vendors' latest prototype scanners go even smaller and all of the vendors are headed toward isotropic imaging. What was once an indeterminate finding can now be seen in great detail.

November 13, 2003

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superDimension launches CT bronchoscopy device

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

CT-guided bronchoscopy developer superDimension of Herzliya, Israel, introduced its superDimension/Bronchus system at the European Respiratory Society (ERS) Congress in Vienna.

November 10, 2003

Siemens, OSU, Battelle to receive lung-cancer grant

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Ohio State University, Battelle Memorial Institute, and Siemens Medical Solutions are scheduled to receive an $8 million award to establish a program for the prevention, detection, and treatment of lung cancer.

October 29, 2003

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