Body Imaging: Page 17

SPECT/CT enhances octreotide imaging
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
Indium-111-labeled octreotide imaging has shown greater accuracy than CT or MRI scans in detecting somatostatin receptor-positive neuroendocrine tumors. But anatomic localization of these tumors solely based on octreotide scans is problematic, so these procedures are usually performed with CT or MRI. A recent study suggests that SPECT/CT in octreotide imaging can provide important diagnostic information to clinicians that is unavailable with planar whole-body scans.
January 11, 2007
Cordis launches lower-leg catheters
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Cordis Endovascular has introduced its Frontrunner XP chronic total occlusion (CTO) catheter and Outback re-entry catheter for the treatment of blocked lower-leg arteries in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.
December 11, 2006
Mercury, Koning combine for conebeam CT
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Mercury Computer Systems of Chelmsford, MA, has inked a multiunit, multiyear agreement with Koning of Rochester, NY.
November 1, 2006
Texas Infrared nets distribution deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical services provider American HealthChoice reported that it has signed an exclusive U.S. distribution agreement with medical imaging device developer Texas Infrared of Beaumont, TX, to sell that firm's Omnibodyscan technology.
October 16, 2006
Konica Minolta expands extra-long CR cassette functionality
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Konica Minolta Medical Imaging USA has made its long-length CR cassette for capturing full-length leg and spine images available for more CR models.
June 8, 2006
Cordis releases Smart stent
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Biologics Delivery Systems Group, Cordis has launched its Smart stent for primary stenting in the iliac artery.
May 15, 2006
MRI accurately pinpoints common, benign liver lesions
By Shalmali Pal
SEATTLE - Before the first image is even taken, radiologists conducting MR studies of the liver must have a thorough knowledge of a patient's clinical history, according to a presentation Saturday at the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM) meeting. This information will help determine the category of liver disease the patient may have, which is crucial for guiding the imaging exam.
May 6, 2006
GE gets 510(k) for wide-bore CT scanners
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare said it has received FDA clearance for a new family of wide-bore, 16-slice CT systems designed for radiation oncology and radiology use.
April 26, 2006
3-tesla MR shows promise for abdominal, pelvic imaging
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
PHOENIX - Three-tesla MRI offers improved signal-to-noise and contrast-to-noise ratios compared with 1.5-tesla for body imaging, according to a presentation at the 2006 Society of Computed Body Tomography and Magnetic Resonance (SCBT/MR) meeting. However, several issues such as cost, weight, safety, and modified imaging protocols may mitigate these advantages.
April 3, 2006
Limiting scan range cuts dose, boosts throughput in melanoma PET/CT
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
ORLANDO, FL - The current PET/CT protocol of scanning all melanoma patients from the crown of the head to the soles of the feet, including dedicated brain studies, may be providing little clinical value and putting patients on the gantry longer than needed, according to a study from the David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).
March 29, 2006
ONI hires Pellerito
Extremity MRI developer ONI Medical Systems of Wilmington, MA, has hired Peter Pellerito as president and CEO.
February 12, 2006
FDG-PET may predict which lymphoma patients will benefit from stem cell therapy
By Jerry Ingram
FDG-PET could play a major role in determining whether relapsed lymphoma patients should progress to autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT), according to a presentation earlier this month at the American Society of Hematology meeting in Atlanta.
December 29, 2005
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