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Toshiba lands big Aplio XG sale
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Toshiba America Medical Systems of Tustin, CA, has landed a contract to install 13 of its new Aplio XG ultrasound scanners at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center in Ohio.
April 29, 2007
AuntMinnie.com Orthopedic Imaging Insider
By Shalmali Pal
April 29, 2007
Neurognostics gets Wisconsin install
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Functional MRI developer Neurognostics has installed its MindState fMRI suite of products at Waukesha Memorial Hospital in Wisconsin.
April 29, 2007
Bill would boost funds for colorectal screening
By Eric Barnes
After years of congressional cost-cutting, colorectal cancer screening could be in line for a booster shot. A bill introduced in the U.S. Senate (S. 1164) would restore full Medicare reimbursement for approved colorectal cancer screening exams such as colonoscopy and flexible sigmoidoscopy.
April 29, 2007
64-slice CTA upheld as dependable test for ruling out CAD
By Paula Moyer
Sixty-four-slice coronary CT angiography (CTA) is a reliable alternative to conventional coronary angiography for excluding coronary artery disease (CAD) in patients with diverse clinical presentations, according to Dutch researchers.
April 29, 2007
Philips renews support for athlete heart screening
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Royal Philips Electronics, the parent company of Philips Medical Systems, has renewed its support for Team of Physicians for Students (TOPS), a sports physicals event in Phoenix designed to uncover heart conditions that may lead to sudden cardiac death in athletes.
April 26, 2007
DOTA-NOC PET/CT raises the bar in neuroendocrine imaging
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
Receptors for the naturally occurring neuropeptide somatostatin have been shown to have a high concentration on neuroendocrine tumors. Indium-111-labeled octreotide has long been the preferred agent for imaging somatostatin receptors on neuroendocrine tumors in vivo. But a recent study by German researchers indicates that there may be a new radiotracer of choice for neuroendocrine carcinoma imaging, Ga-68 DOTA-NOC.
April 26, 2007
MR spots reason for chronic groin pain, but may not alter management
By Shalmali Pal
The structure of the healthy groin is complex enough, so figuring out what causes chronic groin pain can be particularly perplexing. Should MRI be the go-to modality for investigating the source of groin pain? Yes and no, according to two recent studies that assessed MRI's ability to reveal patterns of soft-tissue injury in soccer players, as well as how closely imaging results correlated with outcomes.
April 26, 2007
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Cardiac Science settles litigation with Philips
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Cardiac device developer Cardiac Science has announced a settlement of its patent litigation with Andover, MA-based Philips Medical Systems.
April 25, 2007
Mazor debuts new SpineAssist version
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Surgical visualization software developer Mazor Surgical Technologies has introduced a new version of its SpineAssist application.
April 25, 2007
PET plays universal role in pre- and post-treatment for head and neck cancer
By Shalmali Pal
Predicting the success of head and neck cancer treatment, staging it, and addressing its side effects are the focus of three recent papers. German investigators devised a tumor control model using repeat PET scanning during radiotherapy, while a group from Stanford University offered practical PET/CT guidelines for this disease. Finally, the North Central Cancer Treatment Group tested zinc sulfate in preventing dysgeusia in patients undergoing radiation to the oral pharynx.
April 25, 2007
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Spectrum Dynamics completes Vanderbilt installation
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Israeli gamma camera developer Spectrum Dynamics of Tirat Hacarmel has installed its D-SPECT system at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN.
April 24, 2007
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