Head and Neck Radiology: Page 56

NeuroLogica wins Ceretom install
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Portable CT developer NeuroLogica has sold one of its CereTom CT scanners to a hospital in Pittsburgh, the Danvers, MA-based firm reported.
November 8, 2007
US offers handy visual on tracheal tube in kids slated for intubation
By Shalmali Pal
A 2007 pilot study found that ultrasound could accurately detect the placement of endotracheal tubes during intubation for surgery, but the patients were adults without any airway complications. Anesthesiologists from France raised the stakes by evaluating sonography for tube placement in pediatric patients with difficult airways. They presented their results last week at the American Society for Anesthesiologists (ASA) meeting in San Francisco.
October 28, 2007
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Xoran Technologies
By Cheryl Hall Harris, R.N.
(Booth 8728) Xoran of Ann Arbor, MI, will bring to the RSNA show its MiniCAT and xCAT scanners, compact units designed for specialized applications.
October 21, 2007
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NeuroLogica
By Cheryl Hall Harris, R.N.
(Booth 4379) NeuroLogica of Danvers, MA, will return to the RSNA stage with its CereTom portable eight-slice CT scanner, which enables bedside scanning of the head, neck, and extremities regardless of the patient's location.
October 21, 2007
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AFP Imaging
By Cheryl Hall Harris, R.N.
(Booth 6562) AFP Imaging of Elmsford, NY, will be showing two new versions of in-office conebeam CT scanners: NewTom 3G and NewTom VG, designed to provide clinical images for sinus, ear, mastoid, and airway studies.
October 21, 2007
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CTA improves as first-line test for traumatic neck injury
By Eric Barnes
There are clinical guidelines for determining which trauma patients should undergo CT of the neck, but there is little definitive advice on which patients should undergo CT angiography (CTA) to screen for blunt cerebrovascular injury (BCVI). Dr. Michael Lev, director of emergency neuroradiology at Boston's Massachusetts General Hospital, discusses the use of extracranial vascular imaging, particularly CTA, in blunt trauma patients admitted to the emergency department.
October 11, 2007
AFP wins FDA nod for conebeam CT
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Digital x-ray developer AFP Imaging of Elmsford, NY, has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to market its conebeam CT scanner for dental applications, the company reported.
October 4, 2007
Imaging Sciences rolls out new i-CAT scanner
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Dental imaging developer Imaging Sciences International has released the next generation of its i-CAT 3D conebeam CT dental imaging scanner.
October 3, 2007
Osteonecrosis of the jaw: A serious byproduct of bisphosphonates usage
By Shalmali Pal
In the normal skeleton, it's out with the old and in with the new, as certain cells regulate bone turnover and others control bone formation. In the 10 million people in the U.S. who currently suffer from osteoporosis, bisphosphonates alter this dynamic process. But this treatment in the name of ramping up bone mass can lead to bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaws (BRONJ). As the population ages, healthcare specialists are likely to encounter BRONJ more often. Numerous experts offer some advice on how to manage BRONJ, both radiographically and clinically.
October 2, 2007
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NeuroLogica adds cranial stabilization unit
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Portable CT developer NeuroLogica is teaming up with German neurosurgery products firm pro med instruments (PMI) to launch its Doro CereTom intraoperative cranial stabilization system.
September 17, 2007
GE to sell Imtec conebeam CT scanner
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare of Chalfont St. Giles, U.K., has signed an exclusive agreement to distribute the Iluma conebeam CT scanner from dental products developer Imtec of Ardmore, OK.
September 17, 2007
FDG-PET can influence Alzheimer's, dementia treatment
By Wayne Forrest
With more than 5 million Americans afflicted with Alzheimer's disease, the cost of care for people with this most common form of dementia continues to increase. One possible tool for helping to manage treatment of Alzheimer's patients is FDG-PET, and a recent study sought to determine the modality's impact on referring physicians.
September 5, 2007
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