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Toshiba nets Brigham and Women's contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Toshiba America Medical Systems reported that it has signed a multiyear, multisystem agreement with Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) in Boston.
February 4, 2007
Acusphere taps Bucceri for regulatory post
Ultrasound contrast developer Acusphere has hired Dennis Bucceri as its senior vice president of regulatory affairs.
February 4, 2007
VC CAD delivers accuracy on unfamiliar datasets
By Eric Barnes
The National Institutes of Health tested its virtual colonoscopy computer-aided detection (CAD) system on a patient cohort it wasn't trained on, garnering high marks for sensitivity and specificity in a sizeable study. Fortunately it found all the cancers, too.
February 4, 2007
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CAD performs well in lung nodule detection
By Erik L. Ridley
Use of computer-aided detection (CAD) technology helps improve the detection of lung nodules, according to two recent studies. Researchers in Canada evaluated CAD software for nodule detection in a lung cancer screening setting, while researchers in Italy found that CAD improved radiologists' performance in detecting lung nodules on multidetector-row (MDCT) exams.
February 4, 2007
DraxImage to bring generic sestamibi to market
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Canadian radiopharmaceutical firm DraxImage has submitted an Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its generic kit for the preparation of technetium-99m (Tc-99m) sestamibi.
February 1, 2007
Medicare proposes expanded stent coverage
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has proposed to expand its policy for carotid artery stenting (CAS).
February 1, 2007
The ABCs of MRI for hip disorders
By Shalmali Pal
PEBBLE BEACH, CA - Radiography may be the first choice for assessing the painful hip, but MRI techniques offer an opportunity to perform customized imaging, which is especially important if invasive surgery is in a patient's future, according to Dr. Robert Boutin of MedTel International. At the Orthopedic Imaging at Pebble Beach conference on Thursday, Boutin offered some pearls and pitfalls of hip MRI to assess a wide range of disorders, including osteonecrosis and labral tears.
February 1, 2007
Philips introduces EP Navigator 3D tool
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Philips Medical Systems has launched its EP Navigator advanced visualization imaging application for cardiology.
January 31, 2007
EOS begins clinical trial
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical device firm Electro-Optical Sciences (EOS) has begun a clinical trial for its MelaFind skin imaging device.
January 31, 2007
CT overranging an important but hidden radiation source
By Eric Barnes
With multidetector CT scanners, what you see in the protocol isn't exactly what you get. Differences in overranging, also known as z overscanning, can lead to significant variations in the radiation dose delivered by different multidetector CT scanners and reconstruction algorithms, according to a new study from Leiden University Medical Center in the Netherlands.
January 31, 2007
Ex-smokers can regain BMD; primary care docs fail to track osteoporosis
By Shalmali Pal
Smokers who quit could actually see an increase in bone mineral density (BMD). But any benefits derived from choosing a cigarette-free lifestyle may be for naught if referring physicians don't follow through on BMD test results and steer their patients toward appropriate follow-up and treatment, according to two studies in the Journal of Women's Health.
January 30, 2007
Study: PET accurate for newborns' pancreatic defects
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Positron emission tomography (PET) is extremely accurate in diagnosing a type of congenital hyperinsulinism (HI), a rare but severe imbalance of insulin levels in newborns.
January 29, 2007
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