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TomoTherapy brings Hi-Art to Switzerland
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm TomoTherapy has installed its first Hi-Art treatment system in Switzerland.
December 12, 2007
Volcano to buy CardioSpectra
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
With an eye on broadening its presence in the interventional medicine market, intravascular ultrasound developer Volcano has signed an agreement to acquire optical coherence tomography (OCT) developer CardioSpectra of San Antonio for $25 million in cash.
December 12, 2007
PET helps predict surgical outcome in refractory epilepsy patients
By Wayne Forrest
A study based at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio shows surgical outcome in refractory epilepsy can be predicted by PET imaging, even in patients with frequent seizures or spiking activity. The study authors presented their findings at the recent RSNA 2007 meeting in Chicago.
December 12, 2007
3D volume-rendered CT for pelvic fractures scales back imaging studies, not quality
By Shalmali Pal
Diagnosing acetabular fracture, particularly in the trauma setting, is an elaborate process that involves multiple, time-consuming, radiation dose-heavy imaging studies. In an effort to simplify this complex imaging paradigm, radiologists and orthopedists at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, NC, have proposed using 3D volume-rendered CT to assess acetabular fractures. Their protocol would reduce the number of imaging studies as well as the patient dose.
December 12, 2007
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FDA reports RF ablation deaths
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a Public Health Notification regarding reported deaths following radiofrequency (RF) ablation of lung tumors.
December 11, 2007
Contrast-enhanced CT outperforms DSA for diagnosing abdominal bleeding
By Radiology Review
(Radiology Review) Contrast-enhanced multidetector-row CT (MDCT) is more sensitive than aortic branch-selective digital subtraction angiography (DSA) for detecting active abdominal bleeding, according to an in vitro study by U.K. researchers.
December 10, 2007
RSD debuts new phantom
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Anthropomorphic phantom provider Radiology Support Devices (RSD) has introduced a new breathing phantom.
December 10, 2007
Disparate VC results suggest 2D/3D debate isn't over
By Eric Barnes
Two recent studies have given new life to an old rivalry: 2D versus 3D primary reading of virtual colonoscopy data. In the first, ACRIN 6664 researchers found no significant difference in sensitivity between the two reading methods. In the second study, however, researchers at the University of Wisconsin in Madison found that primary 3D reading on a single system produced substantially better outcomes compared to 2D reading.
December 10, 2007
AIUM, ACEP publish FAST guidelines
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) and the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) have jointly published guidelines covering how to perform focused assessment with sonography in trauma (FAST) examinations.
December 6, 2007
Gamma Medica notches sale to Louisiana health center
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Gamma camera developer Gamma Medica-Ideas of Northridge, CA, has sold one of its Flex Triumph multimodality preclinical molecular imaging systems to Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in Shreveport.
December 6, 2007
CTA predicts mortality, shows variable risk per vessel
By Eric Barnes
Two major cautionary notes attached to coronary CT angiography (CTA) are the scarcity of literature proving a benefit in patients at risk of coronary artery disease (CAD) and its high radiation dose. Researchers at UCLA-Harbor Medical Center in Torrance, CA, believe they've gone a long way toward conquering both limitations with a low-dose 64-slice CT exam protocol and participation in several new studies suggesting a high prognostic value for CTA studies.
December 6, 2007
Toshiba, TomTec to partner on cardiac 4D ultrasound
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Toshiba Medical Systems of Tokyo has inked an agreement with TomTec Imaging Systems of Munich to produce tools for assessing cardiac 4D data, the company announced.
December 5, 2007
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