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Gastroenterologists plan to perform VC
By Eric Barnes
A recent report by the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) outlines plans for gastroenterology practices to not only incorporate virtual colonoscopy into colon cancer screening, but bypass radiologists entirely to scan patients on their own. Leading gastroenterologists and radiologists weigh in on the report.
January 24, 2007
PET added to lymphoma assessment guidelines
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
New guidelines developed by the International Harmonization Project (IHP) for treatment response assessment of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma aim to standardize the parameters used in clinical trials for lymphoma and incorporate new technologies. The revised guidelines also cover all lymphomas.
January 22, 2007
FlowCardia receives recanalization 510(k)
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Endovascular device developer FlowCardia said that it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance for its Crosser 14 chronic total occlusion (CTO) recanalization system.
January 22, 2007
CARE bill reintroduced in U.S. House
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
After failing to pass the U.S. House of Representatives prior to the end of the last Congress, a bill designed to ensure credentialing of radiologic and radiation therapy technologists was reintroduced on January 19.
January 22, 2007
AuntMinnie.com Cardiac Imaging Insider
By Eric Barnes
January 21, 2007
Triple-rule-out CT yields even contrast enhancement
By Eric Barnes
Researchers in Florida have developed a triphasic multidetector-row CT (MDCT) method for ruling out the three most dangerous causes of chest pain. Their 64-slice CT protocol examines the coronary arteries, pulmonary arteries, and the aortic arch in a single pass, generating even contrast enhancement in all three regions.
January 21, 2007
Korean rads find no edge for high-res CR in chest exams
By Brian Casey
A new study from Korea found that radiologists reading chest studies on PACS workstations do just as well with standard-resolution computed radiography (CR) as they do with a high-resolution version of CR. The researchers sought to determine if high-resolution CR translated into improved diagnostic accuracy for radiologists in a conventional PACS environment.
January 21, 2007
Bayer Schering to develop PET brain imaging agents
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Berlin-based Bayer Schering Pharma (formerly Schering) has signed a license and option agreement with two Japanese companies and the National Institute of Radiological Sciences (NIRS) in Japan to develop imaging compounds for detecting neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases.
January 18, 2007
MR arthrography depicts tears, instability in triangular fibrocartilage complex
By Shalmali Pal
The triangular fibrocartilage complex (TFCC) is the main stabilizer of the distal radioulnar joint, and when injuries occur in the form of tears, the latter will influence imaging outcome. But these tears may go unseen on traditional MRI and/or arthroscopy. Several studies assessed the usefulness of MR arthrography in peripheral tears and in cases of carpal instability.
January 18, 2007
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Cook donates $2 million to Baptist-Miami
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional firm Cook has donated $2 million to the Baptist Cardiac & Vascular Institute Foundation in Miami to establish the Barry T. Katzen Medical Director Endowment Fund at the facility.
January 17, 2007
FDA OKs longer shelf life for Taxus
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional device developer Boston Scientific said that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved extending the shelf life of its Taxus Express² paclitaxel-eluting coronary stent system from 12 months to 18 months.
January 17, 2007
Siemens extends Biosense Webster deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Cardiac technology developer Biosense Webster of Diamond Bar, CA, a Johnson & Johnson subsidiary, has been granted exclusive worldwide rights to distribute the Acuson AcuNav ultrasound catheter from Siemens Medical Solutions to interventional cardiologists.
January 17, 2007
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