Abdominal Imaging: Page 57

Medrad sponsors Swiss PET project

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Contrast injector technology firm Medrad signed a research agreement with the University of Zurich to study dynamic PET imaging with the Medrad Intego PET infusion system.

January 5, 2009

Perfusion CT predicts treatment response for pancreatic cancer

By Eric Barnes

Perfusion CT can predict the response to radiation and chemotherapy treatment in patients with pancreatic cancer, say researchers from South Korea. The group is hopeful that the results can be used to develop therapies tailored to individual patients, potentially improving survival times while minimizing the toxic side effects of therapy.

January 1, 2009

Zonare unveils new transducers, enhanced software

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Ultrasound technology developer Zonare Medical Systems released three new transducers plus enhancements to software for its z.one ultrasound systems at the 2008 RSNA show in Chicago.

December 3, 2008

UCSF adds bone mineral density test to VC colon screening

By Eric Barnes

CHICAGO - It's two tests in one! And both tests attend to critical health screening needs in older adults, according to University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) researchers. They found that adding a CT-based bone mineral density test to VC data is an easy way to increase the utility of a single CT dataset.

December 2, 2008

Primovist plus MRI equals cost savings for diagnosing colorectal liver cancer

By Kate Madden Yee

CHICAGO - In tight economic times, more researchers are seeking to compare the costs of multiple techniques used to treat particular diseases. German researchers performed an economic evaluation of three initial diagnostic imaging strategies for colorectal liver cancer patients, with Primovist-enhanced MRI coming out on top.

December 2, 2008

VC gets BCBSA TEC endorsement, Maryland coverage

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Momentum is growing for increased insurance coverage of virtual colonoscopy as a colon cancer screening modality. Last week, the Blue Cross/Blue Shield Association Technology Evaluation Center (BCBSA TEC) gave its final approval for VC as a screening modality.

November 30, 2008

Medicsight submits 510(k) for ColonCAD

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Computer-aided detection developer Medicsight has filed a 510(k) application to the U.S Food and Drug Administration for its ColonCAD image analysis software.

November 19, 2008

Medtronic debuts abdominal stent graft

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Interventional technology firm Medtronic has introduced its Talent abdominal stent graft in the U.S.

November 18, 2008

Mayo Clinic develops MR elastography for liver patients

By Wayne Forrest

Magnetic resonance elastography (MRE), an imaging technology developed by the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, is proving highly accurate in detecting liver fibrosis and may help eliminate the need for liver biopsies.

November 18, 2008

Navajo Nation gets remote virtual colonoscopy screening

By Eric Barnes

Recruited to establish a remote virtual colonoscopy service for the largely underserved rural population of Navajo Nation, Dr. Arnold Friedman learned that determination, patience, and a dedicated onsite staff were important allies in delivering state-of-the-art colon cancer screening services.

November 17, 2008

BK Medical launches intraoperative transducer

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Analogic subsidiary BK Medical has released a new compact surgical transducer.

November 12, 2008

Prior hysterectomy complicates optical colonoscopy

By Eric Barnes

In a study with important implications for colon cancer screening, Pennsylvania researchers found that both female gender and prior hysterectomy were associated with failed colonoscopy. Dr. Hanna Zafar discussed the results at last week's International Symposium on Virtual Colonoscopy in Boston.

November 6, 2008

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