Body Imaging: Page 18

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
Hologic notches first MRI sale
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Hologic of Bedford, MA, reported its first sale of an extremity MRI system under a new relationship the company has with Italian medical imaging developer Esaote of Genoa, Italy.
November 17, 2005
ONI secures $7 million in financing
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Extremity MRI developer ONI Medical Systems has added $7 million to its coffers in the form of financing capital from New York City-based private equity firm Galen Partners and Ivy Healthcare Capital, a specialized private equity investment firm in Montvale, NJ.
November 8, 2005
ONI scores DoD contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Extremity MRI developer ONI Medical Systems has received a supplier contract from the Defense Logistics Agency of the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD).
July 19, 2005
3D navigation holds promise for image overload
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
The evolution of modalities used in the practice of radiology is fast producing a daily volume of images that threatens to overload the capacity of interpreting radiologists. But strategies for handling the increased workflow, such as the use of volumetric navigation, continue to evolve as well, according to a presentation at the Society for Computer Applications in Radiology (SCAR) meeting.
July 10, 2005
Longport books U.K. sale
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound technology developer Longport has placed its EpiScan I-200 system at Christie Hospital in Manchester, U.K.
June 13, 2005
Ultrasound shows potential for sentinel lymph node detection
By Erik L. Ridley
ATLANTIC CITY - Contrast-enhanced ultrasound is showing promise for identifying sentinel lymph nodes (SLNs), and may offer accuracy improvements over lymphoscintigraphy, according to a presentation Tuesday at the Leading Edge in Diagnostic Ultrasound conference.
May 11, 2005
GE assists museums with mummy scans
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare said it has provided CT technology to scan six Egyptian mummies from the British Museum that are scheduled to go on display later this month at the Bowers Museum in Santa Ana, CA.
April 7, 2005
FDG-PET/CT tops other technologies for lymphoma staging
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
ORLANDO, FL - Correctly staging and restaging lymphoma, both Hodgkin's and non-Hodgkin's, is crucial for patient management. Researchers from Stanford University Medical Center in Stanford, CA, evaluated patients with biopsy-proven lymphoma and found FDG-PET/CT to be superior to other modalities for staging, restaging, and anatomic localization.
March 22, 2005
German group tests feasibility of whole-body MRI screening
By N. Shivapriya
Radiation risks have taken the sheen off CT for whole-body screening. But MRI, with no major health concerns, may yet succeed, researchers from Germany report. Their findings show that multiorgan MRI screening exams are technically feasible.
February 9, 2005
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