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Small stroke centers ill-equipped for range of presentations
By Eric Barnes
You'll need more than CT and MRI scanners to run a decent stroke center, according to a stroke practice expert from Germany. You'll need staff with expertise in diagnosing and treating the full range of ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke presentations, and enough skilled interventionalists to care for patients who show up at midnight on a holiday.
April 24, 2007
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VC offers best value for colon screening, study says
By Brian Casey
April 23, 2007
NeuroLogica notches CereTom sale
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Long Island Jewish/North Shore University Hospital's Harvey Cushing Institutes of Neuroscience in Manhasset, NY, has acquired the portable multislice CereTom CT scanner from NeuroLogica of Danvers, MA.
April 23, 2007
Medtronic to acquire Breakaway Imaging
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional technology firm Medtronic of Minneapolis has exercised its option to acquire the O-arm Imaging System assets of Breakaway Imaging of Littleton, MA.
April 23, 2007
Screening model calls VC most cost-effective colon exam
By Eric Barnes
Virtual colonoscopy is the cheapest and safest way to reduce colon cancer mortality among individuals 50 years and older, according to a new study. Using a minimum 6-mm polyp size threshold, VC was more than twice as cost-effective as optical colonoscopy per life year gained.
April 23, 2007
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MDS Nordion reports glitch in iodine-131 supply
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radioisotope developer MDS Nordion of Kanata, Ontario, has reported an interruption in supply of iodine-131, an isotope commonly used in nuclear medicine procedures.
April 19, 2007
Compact ultrasound proves successful in outpatient cardiac setting
By Erik L. Ridley
A hand-carried ultrasound (HCU) system can reduce the need for a standard echocardiography (SE) system in an outpatient cardiology clinic, according to a new study by researchers in Italy. For patients referred for echochardiography, the use of a compact US device can result in both cost and time savings, the team reports.
April 18, 2007
Divergent research on CT lung screening sparks more debate, fewer answers
By Wayne Forrest
There is no doubt in the healthcare community that multislice CT finds more potentially cancerous lung nodules than chest x-ray. But CT's efficacy in reducing mortality among patients with suspicious lung nodules has become considerably less conclusive and more divergent with the release of two recent research reports.
April 18, 2007
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SVS promotes ultrasound for vascular screening
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) has issued recommendations for the screening of vascular disease.
April 17, 2007
MRI, CT remain front and center in head trauma imaging
By Wayne Forrest
It is estimated that more than 300,000 sports-related concussions occur each year in the U.S., but many concussions are not reported. It often takes an athlete becoming disoriented or losing consciousness before he or she is taken to an emergency room. MRI and CT serve as complementary modalities in head trauma cases such as these.
April 17, 2007
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Optimized barium, easier prep improve VC experience
By Eric Barnes
Some see virtual colonoscopy combined with a gentler bowel prep as an important way to get patients to undergo colon cancer screening. And unlike conventional colonoscopy, VC is in a position to make things easier for the patient. Studies are experimenting with gentler regimens that produce less discomfort and mark the residual stool. Recently, researchers tried to find the optimal formula for reduced-prep VC.
April 17, 2007
Franklin & Seidelmann debuts cardiac program
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiology interpretation services provider Franklin & Seidelman Subspecialty Radiology (F&S) has launched a subspecialty cardiac teleradiology program.
April 15, 2007
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