Musculoskeletal Radiology: Page 142

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
Hologic gets DEXA clearance
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Hologic has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearance to market the use of its Discovery dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) system for cardiovascular applications.
May 4, 2006
Vertebroplasty increases vertebral height, imaging shows
By Eric Barnes
Literature shows that vertebroplasty reduces patients' pain. Yet there is ongoing debate about the cause and rate of new fractures found after the interventional procedure, and whether vertebroplasty alone can augment vertebral body height. Researchers from Germany tried to answer the last question by using preoperative MRI and postoperative CT.
May 1, 2006
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Cedara, Swissray join forces
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Canadian medical imaging software developer Cedara Software of Mississauga, Ontario, and digital radiography (DR) firm Swissray International have inked an agreement.
April 30, 2006
Expert Medic debuts HIT package for sports medicine
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Expert Medic, an electronic recordkeeping developer based in Pittsburgh, has unveiled a demonstration healthcare information technology (HIT) package for sports medicine clinicians, organizations, and athletes.
April 27, 2006
RamSoft launches new image management product
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Canadian radiology informatics developer RamSoft of Toronto debuted its new full practice and image management product, RamSoft One, at this week's Society for Computer Applications in Radiology (SCAR) meeting in Austin, TX.
April 27, 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
Accuray reports growth in CyberKnife spine surgery
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Image-guided radiosurgery developer Accuray of Sunnyvale, CA, claimed that spinal tumor treatments with its CyberKnife robotic radiosurgery system have grown more than 75% since the introduction of the firm's Xsight spine tracking system last year.
April 25, 2006
OrthoView celebrates milestone
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
U.K. software developer Meridian Technique has installed its OrthoView orthopedic planning application at 500 sites.
April 24, 2006
Elekta to debut Axesse
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Swedish radiation therapy firm Elekta said it will unveil the latest product in its image-guided stereotactic radiosurgery line, the Elekta Axesse, at the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) conference this week in San Francisco.
April 19, 2006
CompuMed inks licensing deal with Kodak
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical informatics firm CompuMed of Los Angeles reported that it has signed a licensing agreement with Kodak Electronic Products Shanghai, a subsidiary of Eastman Kodak Health Group.
April 18, 2006
Medtronic sues Kyphon
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The vascular and spinal businesses of medical device developer Medtronic have sued Kyphon for patent infringement.
April 16, 2006
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