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Report projects growth in cardiac PACS
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The market for cardiac PACS software will grow from $272 million in 2007 to $670 million in 2014, according to a new report by market research firm Frost & Sullivan.
July 6, 2008
CAD software finds vertebral fractures in digital chest exams
By Brian Casey
Most research studies on the use of computer-aided detection (CAD) software for digital x-ray have focused on the detection of lung nodules. But new research indicates that CAD could also be useful for detecting vertebral fractures -- potentially an early sign of osteoporosis.
July 6, 2008
Global RV function on ECG-gated 64-slice MDCT compares well with MRI
By Radiology Review
(Radiology Review) Cardiac MDCT angiography for assessing coronary artery disease and coronary bypass grafts has enabled right ventricular (RV) function assessment, according to a study in the May issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.
July 3, 2008
64-slice MDCT valuable for assessing coronary artery disease
By Radiology Review
(Radiology Review) A comparison of 64-slice MDCT with intravascular ultrasound for coronary atherosclerotic plaques determined that 64-slice MDCT successfully identified disease, in particular for segments containing calcified plaques.
July 3, 2008
Siemens inks 3T R&D partnership
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Healthcare and the Steadman Hawkins Research Foundation of Vail, CO, have formed a strategic alliance.
July 2, 2008
Abbott gets FDA nod for Xience V
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Abbott Laboratories has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearance for its Xience V everolimus-eluting coronary stent system.
July 2, 2008
Crack lung: The acute syndrome hits headlines again
By Heather Hokenson
The hospitalization of British pop chanteuse Amy Winehouse in June made headlines around the world. While few radiologists are ever likely to see images of the singer's lungs, the condition known as "crack lung" has a distinct presentation on chest CT and radiography images.
July 2, 2008
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GE to aid in Olympic health
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare is working with medical personnel at the Olympics to advance the use of imaging technologies for athletes and the public in Beijing.
July 1, 2008
Solid-state scintimammography matches breast MRI
By Barbara Boughton
According to Mayo Clinic researchers, a solid-state scintimammography system had comparable sensitivity and specificity to MRI for breast evaluation and is four to six times less expensive. Their study was presented at the U.S. Department of Defense's Era of Hope conference in Baltimore.
July 1, 2008
Solis buys Dilon 6800
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Solis Women's Health is adding a Dilon 6800 gamma camera from Dilon Technologies to its imaging center in Central Plano, TX.
June 30, 2008
Positron licenses UT coronary program
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PET developer Positron has acquired an exclusive license to a coronary disease reversal and prevention program developed by the University of Texas (UT) Health Science Center at Houston.
June 30, 2008
FDA to review Acusphere's Imagify
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound contrast developer Acusphere said that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has accepted its Imagify new drug application for review.
June 30, 2008
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