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Misonix files 510(k) for ultrasonic wound debrider

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Ultrasound developer Misonix of Farmingdale, NY, has filed a 510(k) application with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for clearance to market its ultrasonic wound debridement system.

April 20, 2005

Contrast US tops conventional US for blunt liver trauma

By Radiology Review

(Radiology Review) Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) can effectively evaluate blunt hepatic trauma, and has superior sensitivity compared to sonography without contrast enhancement, according to Italian radiologists.

March 20, 2005

Breath-hold technique comparable to respiratory-triggered MR for liver imaging

By Radiology Review

(Radiology Review) Breath-hold fat-suppressed fast-recovery FSE T2-weighted images of the liver were superior to those of respiratory-triggered fat-suppressed FSE T2-weighted imaging, according to radiologists at David Geffen School of Medicine in Los Angeles.

March 15, 2005

GE's Six Sigma keeps cardiac patients in ER for rapid treatment

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

GE Healthcare introduced the Six Sigma model for the management of chest pain at the American College of Cardiology (ACC) meeting in Orlando, FL, this week.

March 7, 2005

Traumatic nerve injuries may benefit from presurgical MRI

By Jerry Ingram

WASHINGTON, DC - High-resolution MRI of the median nerve could allow clinicians to rapidly assess trauma victims with peripheral nerve injuries and determine if they'll need surgery, according to a presentation Wednesday at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) meeting.

February 22, 2005

CT venography plus CTPA finds more pulmonary embolism

Pulmonary embolism isn't ruled out nearly as often when indirect CT venography is added to standard CT pulmonary angiography, according to radiologists from New York City. Their study found that the combined imaging approach increased the detection of thromboembolic disease detection by 20% compared with CT pulmonary angiography alone.

January 31, 2005

Web-based application nets teleradiology benefits

By Erik L. Ridley

A Web-based application can successfully manage a multi-institutional teleradiology service for after-hours reading from emergency departments, according to researchers from Kaiser Permanente Southern California in Los Angeles.

January 30, 2005

PocketRadiologist: ER-Trauma: Top 100 Diagnoses

ER-Trauma takes a smart approach by describing each diagnosis according to anatomical location. For example, the upper extremity section starts from the shoulder and concludes with the hand.

January 26, 2005

Ultrasound finds contrast extravasation in ER patients, CT confirms it

In a study with important implications for patients in emergency rooms, Italian researchers have shown that contrast extravasation can be readily seen on contrast-enhanced ultrasound. CT confirmed the findings in most of the patients.

January 24, 2005

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PACS protects during SARS outbreak

By Erik L. Ridley

PACS networks not only bring efficiency and cost advantages to hospitals, they can keep healthcare workers safe during outbreaks of infectious diseases such as severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), according to researchers at Tseung Kwan O Hospital (TKOH) in Hong Kong.

January 6, 2005

MDCT detects PE incidentally

Unsuspected pulmonary embolism is more common than previously reported, according to researchers from Italy, who found a high prevalence of incidentally detected PE using thin-slice multidetector-row CT. Fortunately, the group also reported in a later study, preclinical probability can be a fairly reliable pretest indicator of PE risk.

December 29, 2004

Studies examine osteoporosis management in women with fractures

By Shalmali Pal

Doctors often overlook osteoporosis and its associated risks in women who present with fractures, according to two recent studies. The first looked at bone mineral density (BMD) thresholds for pharmacologic intervention to prevent fractures. The second evaluated the management of osteoporosis in fracture patients.

December 26, 2004

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