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Gadolinium: A 'necessary factor' in the development of NSF?
By Sydney Schuster
Could gadolinium-based contrast agents be the next Vioxx? The hundreds of people stricken with nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF) -- allegedly after receiving the contrast medium for an MR exam -- might think so, not to mention the lawyers who are courting them. But how strong is the link between NSF and gadolinium chelates? While the scientific community untangles how this devastating disease became associated with a commonplace tool in the MR armamentarium, imaging professionals should be on guard.
March 26, 2007
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Agfa adds cardiac offerings at ACC
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Agfa HealthCare has added a number of new cardiology products to its information technology portfolio at this week's American College of Cardiology (ACC) annual meeting in New Orleans.
March 25, 2007
Philips, Volcano team up
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Philips Medical Systems and intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) developer Volcano of Rancho Cordova, CA, have formed a relationship, adding compatibility between Philips' Allura Xper FD systems and Volcano's s5i suite of integrated IVUS systems.
March 25, 2007
Siemens rolls out new Sequoia release at ACC
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Medical Solutions has introduced a High Performance Imaging release for its Sequoia echocardiography platform.
March 25, 2007
Toshiba debuts new Infinix version
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Toshiba America Medical Systems has introduced Infinix VF-i/SP, a cardiovascular x-ray system designed to handle both diagnostic and interventional procedures.
March 25, 2007
Johns Hopkins develops x-ray system to track stem cells
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Researchers at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore have developed a new technique that transports therapeutic stem cells in a multilayer microcapsule to protect the cells from being attacked by the body's immune system, while enabling them to be seen on x-ray.
March 25, 2007
ASCO study: Rising PSA, not imaging results, predicts prostate cancer relapse
Clinicians are ordering up imaging exams for pinpointing metastatic prostate tumors, but the results are not likely to be helpful unless prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels are about 5 ng/mL and/or the PSA doubling time is greater than 10 months, according to a presentation at the 2007 Prostate Cancer Symposium.
March 25, 2007
Cardiac CT drives adoption of 3D visualization
By Cynthia E. Keen
Clinical demands for faster processing, more automated processes, and greater precision is driving the development and adoption of 3D software, especially for cardiac CT. And the increasing use of 3D advanced visualization software is changing workflow processes, requiring clinicians to learn new workstation software and develop new interpretation skills, and perhaps even changing the relationship between radiologists and cardiologists.
March 25, 2007
Elekta to buy 3D Line Medical Systems
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Stockholm-based radiation oncology firm Elekta has agreed to acquire Italian stereotactic radiosurgery and intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) firm 3D Line Medical Systems.
March 22, 2007
AnazaoHealth provides teddy bears for pediatric I-123 MIBG patients
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The nuclear medicine division of AnazaoHealth has launched a program to provide a teddy bear to each child patient receiving an iodine-123 metaiodobenzylguanidine (I-123 MIBG) dose.
March 22, 2007
Avid releases results for PET Alzheimer's agent
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Molecular imaging developer Avid Radiopharmaceuticals of Philadelphia has released results of the company's first clinical study of a new radiopharmaceutical designed to provide PET imaging of Alzheimer's disease.
March 22, 2007
SPECT/CT offers on-target diagnosis in noncancerous bone disease
By Shalmali Pal
There's no shortage of research on SPECT/CT in oncologic imaging and the fact that bone scintingraphy has its limitations in this setting. But what about patients who are referred for nononcologic imaging? Is bone scintigraphy any more useful? No, according to nuclear medicine specialists from Israel, who advocated using SPECT plus multislice low-dose CT (MslCT) instead.
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