Head and Neck Radiology: Page 53

FDA clears MR perfusion package
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Advanced visualization and analytical software solutions provider Imaging Biometrics of Milwaukee has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its MR perfusion software package, IB Neuro.
June 5, 2008
ASCO news: PET studies advocated before head and neck, lung cancer surgeries
By Edward Susman
CHICAGO - Conducting an FDG-PET scan on patients with head and neck or lung cancer can help reduce unnecessary or futile surgical interventions, according to research presented this week at the 2008 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) meeting.
June 2, 2008
DW-MRI shows value in RTP for head and neck cancer
By Barbara Boughton
A pilot study presented at the 2008 American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) meeting is the first to demonstrate the value of diffusion-weighted MRI for nodal staging in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, according to investigators from Belgium.
June 2, 2008
IMRIS receives Oregon order
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Canadian intraoperative MRI developer IMRIS has sold its IMRISneuro neurosurgical imaging system to Providence St. Vincent Medical Center in Portland, OR.
April 27, 2008
Dual-energy CT offers two approaches for CTA bone removal
By Rob Skelding
The ability to depict blood vessels accurately within a bony environment is vital to the correct diagnosis of intracranial vascular pathologies. However, a weakness of conventional CT angiography (CTA) is its limited capacity to depict aneurysms and stenoses located at the skull base, close to the bone. A pair of recent studies looks at the effectiveness of two new techniques using dual-energy CT for bone removal.
April 22, 2008
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NeuroLogica buys xenon CT perfusion technology
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Portable CT developer NeuroLogica said it has acquired all xenon CT perfusion (XeCT) technology assets from Diversified Diagnostic Products of Houston.
April 22, 2008
Xoran gets FDA warning letter
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Specialty CT manufacturer Xoran Technologiesof Ann Arbor, MI, has received a warning letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for documentation issues related to its MiniCAT scanner, a compact CT unit used for imaging the sinuses, skull base, and temporal bones.
April 17, 2008
Neoprobe gets OK for Lymphoseek study
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Gamma camera probe developer Neoprobe has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearance to launch a phase III multicenter clinical study of its Lymphoseek radiopharmaceutical agent.
April 15, 2008
NordicNeuroLab forms U.S. office
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Norwegian functional MRI developer NordicNeuroLab has opened a U.S. office in Milwaukee.
April 15, 2008
Siemens adds Definition applications
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Medical Solutions has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance for four applications on its Somatom Definition dual-source CT scanner.
March 10, 2008
Routine CT scanning is most cost-effective for minor head injuries
By Rob Skelding
VIENNA - Trying to be more selective about which patients receive a CT scan following minor head injury may sound like a good idea, but most of the major selective strategies are less cost-effective and riskier to patients than just routinely scanning all such patients. That's according to new data presented Friday at the 2008 European Congress of Radiology (ECR).
March 6, 2008
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FDG-PET/CT aids in radiation therapy planning
By Wayne Forrest
For head and neck carcinoma, using FDG-PET/CT leads to more accurate staging, appropriate changes in radiation therapy planning, and potentially superior patient outcomes, according to a new study by researchers from Wisconsin.
March 4, 2008
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