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IBA, Wilex ink licensing pact
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Belgian radiopharmaceutical firm Ion Beam Applications (IBA) has signed a licensing agreement for the worldwide marketing, distribution, and sales of Redectane from Wilex of Munich, Germany.
June 5, 2008
FDA clears MR perfusion package
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Advanced visualization and analytical software solutions provider Imaging Biometrics of Milwaukee has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its MR perfusion software package, IB Neuro.
June 5, 2008
Gastroenterologist beats radiologist in dual-prep VC match
By Eric Barnes
In a face-off that's making waves on both sides of the Pacific, a board-certified gastroenterologist outperformed a board-certified radiologist in detecting polyps with virtual colonoscopy, researchers report.
June 5, 2008
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Elekta wins Louisiana radiotherapy contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation oncology firm Elekta of Stockholm has inked a radiation therapy systems deal with a Louisiana cancer center, the company announced.
June 4, 2008
Primary care docs use more CT
By Wayne Forrest
While most primary care physicians know that their CT utilization has increased in recent years, most are unaware of the extent of the increase. Researchers found that CT utilization within five physician groups -- emergency medicine, internal medicine, family practice, ob/gyn, and pediatrics -- increased 28% from 2002 to 2006.
June 3, 2008
ASCO news: PET studies advocated before head and neck, lung cancer surgeries
By Edward Susman
CHICAGO - Conducting an FDG-PET scan on patients with head and neck or lung cancer can help reduce unnecessary or futile surgical interventions, according to research presented this week at the 2008 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) meeting.
June 2, 2008
DW-MRI shows value in RTP for head and neck cancer
By Barbara Boughton
A pilot study presented at the 2008 American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) meeting is the first to demonstrate the value of diffusion-weighted MRI for nodal staging in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, according to investigators from Belgium.
June 2, 2008
VC radiation dose holds steady overall despite dose modulation
By Eric Barnes
The radiation dose from virtual colonoscopy (VC) hasn't dropped much since the introduction of dose modulation software on CT scanners, largely because VC providers use it only half the time, according to a new study from the Netherlands, which also demonstrated significantly lower doses for VC screening protocols compared to daily practice protocols.
June 1, 2008
PLC Systems to begin CIN clinical trial
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PLC Systems of Franklin, MA, has received approval from the Centro Cardiologico Monzino of Milan, Italy, for a randomized clinical trial to evaluate the use of its RenalGuard product.
May 29, 2008
MRI outperforms MDCT in endoleak detection
By Wayne Forrest
Multidetector-row CT may soon find itself in competition with MRI for the imaging of endoleaks after endovascular repair (EVAR) of abdominal aortic aneurysms. Researchers found that MRI combined with a high relaxivity contrast agent had "significantly high sensitivity" for endoleak detection after EVAR when compared with MDCT.
May 29, 2008
Using coronary CTA first versus SPECT cuts costs
By Eric Barnes
SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging has long been the primary modality for evaluating coronary artery disease. But research based on payor data covering millions of patients found that initial evaluation with coronary CT angiography cut costs significantly over a year's time for patients without coronary artery disease and the patient cohort overall.
May 29, 2008
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Whole milk effective contrast agent, AJR study finds
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A study published in the May issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology found that whole milk is just as effective, costs less, and is easier on patients than a diluted barium suspension for CT images of the gastrointestinal tract.
May 28, 2008
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